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Battle of Kurekdere

Battle of Kurekdere was a battle fought on 6 August 1854 at Kurekdere, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Crimean War, which ran from 1853 to 1856. The recorded result: Russian victory. Recorded strength: 35,000–40,000; 78 guns against 20,000–29,800; 64 guns.

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Battle of Kurukdere
Battle of Kurukdere. Fedor Baikov (1818-1890), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought6 August 1854
WhereKurekdere, Turkey40.718N, 43.498E
OutcomeRussian victory
BelligerentsOttoman EmpireagainstRussian Empire
Part ofCrimean War1853 to 1856

Where it sits in the Crimean War

Battle of Oltenița, 1853Battle of Pitsunda, 1853Battle of Akhaltsikhe, 1853Battle of Shekvetili, 1853Battle of Sinop, 1853Battle of Başgedikler, 1853Battle of Cetate, 1853Siege of Sevastopol, 1854Siege of Silistra (1854), 1854Battle of Nigoiti, 1854Battle of the Choloki, 1854Battle of Kurekdere, 1854Siege of Petropavlovsk, 1854Battle of Alma, 1854Battle of Balaclava, 1854Charge of the Light Brigade, 1854Thin Red Line, 1854Battle of Inkerman, 1854Battle of Eupatoria, 1855Battle of Malakoff, 1855Battle of Suomenlinna, 1855Battle of the Chernaya, 1855Battle of the Great Redan, 1855Battle of Kanghil, 1855Battle of Kinburn, 1855Battle of Enguri, 1855Siege of Taganrog, 1855Siege of Kars, 185518531855Battle of Kurekdere, 1854
28 placed engagements of the Crimean War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date6 August 1854
PlaceKurekdere, Turkey
40.718N, 43.498E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength35,000–40,000; 78 guns20,000–29,800; 64 guns
Casualties and losses1,200–2,820 killed; 1,000–2,000 wounded; 2,000 captured; 6,000 deserters589 killed; 2,000–2,500 wounded
Commanders
  • Richard Guyon
  • Baba Kerim Pasha
  • György Kmety
  • Washington Carroll Tevis
  • Vasili Bebutov
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Battle of Kurekdere is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2596320, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kurekdere, revision 1371137487, 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.