Battle of Akhalzic

Battle of Akhalzic

The Battle of Akhalzic may refer to one of the following:
*A battle under the walls of Akhaltsikhe during the Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829 on August 9 (August 27 O.S., 1828) between 9,000 Russians under Field-Marshal Paskevich and 30,000 Turks under Kios-Mahomet-Pasha. The Russians were victorious.
*Defense of the same fortress by 20,000 Russians under General Nicholas Muravyov on March 4, 1829 during the same conflict.
*A battle between 7,000 Russian troops consisting mostly of Georgian irregular cavalrymen under Prince Ivan Malkhazovich Andronnikv (Andronikashvili) and 18,000 Turks under Ali-Pasha during the Crimean War, on November 12, 1853. The Russians checked Turkish offensive in Transcaucasia and made them retreat to Kars.
*A battle from the novel "Demon Cleaner 3", consiting of a small army giving their last battle against the Eldars. It was probably an allusion to the Russian battle during the Crimean War.

External links

* [http://www.hrono.ru/sobyt/1800sob/1828ahalcih.html Battle of Akhalzic] (in Russian)


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