siege, notable, nineteenth century
Battle of Geok Tepe
Battle of Geok Tepe was a siege conducted in December 1880 at Gökdepe, in what is now Turkmenistan; it ran into the following year. It was part of Russian colonisation of Central Asia. The recorded result: Russian victory. Recorded strength: 7,200; 72 artillery pieces against 20–25,000 people in the fortress (around 8,000 with firearms); no artillery.
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Where it sits in Russian colonisation of Central Asia
Record
| Date | December 1880 (month precision) to January 1881 | |
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| Place | Gökdepe, Turkmenistan 38.158N, 57.966E | |
| Kind | Siege, nineteenth century | |
| Strength | 7,200; 72 artillery pieces | 20–25,000 people in the fortress (around 8,000 with firearms); no artillery |
| Casualties and losses | 268 killed; 669 wounded; or: 59 killed,; 254 wounded; 645 died of disease. | 15,000 defenders and civilians killed; or up to 20,000 killed |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Geok Tepe 1879, 1.1 km N
- Battle of Megara 1359, 154 km SW
- Battle of Nishapur AD 652, 228 km S
- Siege of Nishapur 1220, 228 km S
- Battle of Dandanaqan 1040, 309 km E
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Geok Tepe 9 September 1879
- All 4 engagements of Russian colonisation of Central Asia
Elsewhere in 1880
- Battle of Maiwand Afghanistan
- Action at Bronkhorstspruit South Africa
- Battle of Tacna Peru
- Battle of Arica Chile
- Battle of Kandahar Afghanistan
Battle of Geok Tepe is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 11 in present-day Turkmenistan.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3636447, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Geok Tepe, revision 1377808049, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.