siege, nineteenth century
Siege of Kitab
Siege of Kitab was a siege conducted on 13 August 1870 at Kitab, in what is now Uzbekistan. It was part of the Russian conquest of Bukhara, which ran from 1842 to 1868.
Record
| Date | 13 August 1870 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Kitab, Uzbekistan 39.134N, 66.882E | |
| Part of | Russian conquest of Bukhara (1842 to 1868) | |
| Kind | Siege, nineteenth century | |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of the Defile AD 731, 18 km
- Siege of Samarkand 1220, 58 km
- Siege of Samarkand 1497, 58 km
- Siege of Samarkand 1501, 58 km
- Siege of Samarkand 1494, 58 km
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Samarkand 12 June 1868
Elsewhere in 1870
- Battle of Sedan France
- Siege of Paris France
- Battle of Gravelotte France
- Siege of Metz France
- Battle of Mars-la-Tour France
Siege of Kitab is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 16 in present-day Uzbekistan.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q113410990, released under CC0. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.