The Battle of Kars was a decisive Russian victory over the Ottoman Empire during the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78. Not to be confused with the siege of Kars during the Crimean War.
In June, 1877 Russian forces attempted a siege of Kars but were driven off by a Turkish army at the Battle of Kizil-Tepe . In Novemeber Russian commander in the Caucasus, Grand Duke Michael , demanded the surrender of Kars but is refused. The Grand Duke sent a force under Loris Melikoff to take the city by storm. On November 17 Melikoff attacked and succeeded in capturing the eastern fortifications and cut off the garrison under Hussein Pasha . Hussein attempted to cut his way out but he only only a few others succeeded as much of the Turkish army was taken prisoner. The Treaty of San Stephano officially gave Kars to Russia and remained in Russian possession until the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk during World War I.
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- Compton's Home Library: Battles of the World CD-ROM
