The Battle of Arpachai took place on 18 June 1807 on the Akhurian River in Armenia during the Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812). It was fought between a 7,000-man Russian force under Count Ivan Gudovich and more than 20,000 Ottoman force under Yusuf Pasha.[1] The offensive was repelled by the Russian forces.
| Battle of Arpachai | |||||||
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| Part of the Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812) | |||||||
 Ivan Gudovich | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Russian Empire |
 Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Ivan Gudovich |
Yusuf Pasha | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 7,000 soldiers[2] | 20,000 soldiers[3] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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14 deaths, 71 injuries[4] |
1,000+ deaths, 12 cannons lost[4] | ||||||
References
edit- ^ a b A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East, Vol. III, ed. Spencer C. Tucker, (ABC-CLIO, 2010), 1055.
- ^ Tucker S. C. A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East. ABC-CLIO. 2009. P. 1055.
- ^ Tucker S. C. A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East. ABC-CLIO. 2009. P. 1055.
- ^ a b Potto 1901.
Books
editPotto, Vasily (1901). Утверждение русского владычества на Кавказе. Vol. 1. Tiflis: Типография Я. И. Либермана. p. 286.
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