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Battle of Kızıl Tepe

Battle of Kızıl Tepe was a battle fought on 25 June 1877 at Kars, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Tenth Russo-Turkish War, which ran from 1877 to 1878. The recorded result: Ottoman victory.

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Fought25 June 1877
WhereKars, Turkey40.617N, 43.100E
OutcomeOttoman victory
BelligerentsRussian EmpireagainstOttoman Empire
Part ofTenth Russo-Turkish War1877 to 1878

Where it sits in the Tenth Russo-Turkish War

Sukhumi landing, 1877Action off Măcin, 1877Battle of Kızıl Tepe, 1877Battle of Svistov, 1877Battle of Elena, 1877Kavarna massacre, 1877Battle of Sevlievo, 1877Battle of Nikopol, 1877Battle of Shipka Pass, 1877Battle of Juranla, 1877Siege of Plevna, 1877Battle at Stara Zagora, 1877Battle of Pelshat and Zgalevo, 1877Battle of Ablanovo, 1877Battle of Lovcha, 1877Battle at Cairkoi, 1877Battle of Lower Metropolia, 1877Battle of Gorni Dubnik, 1877Battle of Erzurum, 1877Battle of Kars, 1877Battle of Oryahovo, 1877Battle of Aladzha, 1877Battle of Sofia, 1877Battle of Philippopolis, 187818771878Battle of Kızıl Tepe, 1877
25 placed engagements of the Tenth Russo-Turkish War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date25 June 1877
PlaceKars, Turkey
40.617N, 43.100E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Battle of Kızıl TepeBattle of Kızıl TepeBattle of KarsSiege of KarsSiege of KarsBattle of KarsBattle of KurekdereBattle of KarsBattle of KurekdereYerevanTbilisiBatumiErzurumRustaviAğrıVanadzorArtvin100 km40.617N, 43.100E
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 1828 and 1920.

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Elsewhere in 1877

Battle of Kızıl Tepe 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 Q2888951, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kızıl Tepe, revision 1370446683, 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.