siege, notable, nineteenth century
Siege of Kars
Siege of Kars was a siege conducted on 29 November 1855 at Kars, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Crimean War, which ran from 1853 to 1856. The recorded result: Russian victory.
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Record
| Date | 29 November 1855 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Kars, Turkey 40.607N, 43.093E | |
| Part of | Crimean War (1853 to 1856) | |
| Kind | Siege, nineteenth century | |
| Result | Russian victory | |
| Belligerents | Ottoman Empire; British Empire | Russian Empire |
| Commanders | William Fenwick Williams; Christopher Teesdale; Vasıf Pasha; Kerim Pasha; Ismail Pasha; Hurshid Pasha; Emir Bey; Nassim Bey | Nikolay Muravyov-Karsky |
| Strength | Regular militaries: 17,000 to 20,400; Bashi-bazouks: up to 6,270 | |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Kars 1828, same recorded site
- Battle of Kars 1920, 0.3 km
- Battle of Kızıl Tepe 1877, 1.2 km
- Battle of Kars 1877, 3.3 km
- Battle of Kurekdere 1854, 36 km
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Taganrog 24 November 1855
- All 24 engagements of Crimean War
Elsewhere in 1855
- Battle of Ash Hollow United States
- Battle of Leybar Bridge Senegal
- Battle of Kaba Tonga
- Battle of Ty-ho Bay Hong Kong S.A.R.
- Battle of Union Gap United States
Siege of Kars is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 336 in present-day Turkey.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q815157, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Kars, revision 1371138080, 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.