Russian Caucasus Army
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The Russian Caucasus Army was an Imperial Russian military formation responsible for conducting campaigns and operations in the Caucasus region, particularly against the Ottoman Empire during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Caucasus Army | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Russian Army formation
ⓘ
field army ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| allegiance | Tsar of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfResponsibility | Caucasus Military District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Caucasian War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caucasus Campaign of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ Crimean War ⓘ Russo-Turkish War (1828–1829) NERFINISHED ⓘ Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) NERFINISHED ⓘ World War I ⓘ |
| country | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| disbandedFollowing | Russian Revolution of 1917 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
border defense
ⓘ
mountain warfare ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle of Erzurum (1916)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Kars (1877) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Sarikamish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frontNameInWorldWarI | Caucasus Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation | Tiflis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Tiflis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedForces |
Cossack units
ⓘ
artillery ⓘ cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Russian ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Aleksey Yermolov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Illarion Vorontsov-Dashkov NERFINISHED ⓘ Mikhail Vorontsov NERFINISHED ⓘ Nikolay Yudenich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Caucasus region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Transcaucasia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
Ottoman Third Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Imperial Russian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAdversaryInRegion | Ottoman forces in Eastern Anatolia ⓘ |
| role |
defense of the Caucasus frontier
ⓘ
offensive operations against the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
control of the Caucasus passes
ⓘ
expansion of Russian influence in the Near East ⓘ |
| successor |
Red Army units in the Caucasus
ⓘ
forces of the Transcaucasian Commissariat ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Caucasus Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | multi-ethnic army formation ⓘ |
| usedBy | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Caucasus Army