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The Erzurum offensive (Russian: Эрзурумское сражение, romanized: Erzurumskoe srazhenie; Turkish: Erzurum Taarruzu) or Battle of Erzurum (Turkish: Erzurum Muharebesi) was a major winter offensive by the Imperial Russian Army on the Caucasus Campaign, during the First World War that led to the capture of the strategic city of Erzurum.
The Battle of Erzurum was a military engagement fought between the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire, during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878.The battle was fought on 8-9 November 1877 on the Ottoman territory and ended with the Russians withdrawing to instead besiege Kars, which fell afterwards.
The Battle of Erzurum occurred in 1821 was part of the Ottoman-Persian War of 1821–1823. Qajar Iran, led by crown prince Abbas Mirza himself, defeated their Ottoman arch-rivals near Erzurum. [1] The Iranians were outnumbered with 30,000 men, led by Crown Prince Abbas Mirza, against the Ottoman Turks with 52,000 men. [1]
The Battle of Erzurum may refer to: Battle of Erzurum (1821) , Persians defeat Turks during the Ottoman–Persian War Battle of Erzurum (1877) , Turks defend the city during the Russo-Turkish War
Meanwhile, Abbas Mirza marched into eastern Anatolia with 30,000 troops and met an Ottoman army of 50,000 at the Battle of Erzurum. Abbas Mirza scored a crushing victory over the Ottomans despite being severely outnumbered and his army suffering from a cholera epidemic. [6]
Battle of Erzurum (1821) Erzurum Congress; Erzurum offensive; I. IX Corps (Ottoman Empire) O. Ottoman–Persian War (1821–1823) T. Treaties of Erzurum
After the 1821 Battle of Erzurum, resulting in a Persian victory, both empires signed the first Treaty of Erzurum in July 1823, which confirmed the 1639 border. This treaty was composed of 21 leaves, 2 flyleaves, with 11 lines to the page.
In the aforementioned battle of Erzurum, Iskender Pasha, who observed the growing pressure of the Qizilbashs on the left and right flanks, rushed forward, but fearing that he would be surrounded, he was forced to turn back. Meanwhile, Ismail Mirza was standing on a hill near the battlefield.