Battle of Erzurum (1877–1878)
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The Battle of Erzurum (1877–1878) was a major engagement on the Caucasian front of the Russo-Turkish War in which Russian forces besieged and captured the strategically important Ottoman fortress city of Erzurum.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Erzurum (1916) | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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siege ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| capturedCity | Erzurum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictOf | Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictSide |
Caucasus Army of the Russian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman forces defending Erzurum ⓘ |
| countryDuringEvent | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1878 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Russian occupation of Erzurum ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Ottoman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| location |
Erzurum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryOperationType | siege of fortress city ⓘ |
| natureOfAction | siege and capture of fortified city ⓘ |
| objective | capture of Erzurum ⓘ |
| opponent |
Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Caucasian front of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
NERFINISHED
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Ottoman–Russian military conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ Russo-Turkish military campaign in the Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfSiege | Erzurum fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Russian victory ⓘ |
| startTime | 1877 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of communications in eastern Anatolia
ⓘ
control of key fortress on the Caucasian front ⓘ |
| theatreOfWar | Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Battle of Erzurum (1916)