Battle of Aladzha

Date2–15 October 1877

Location

Aladzha heights, Ottoman Empire

40°22′25″N 43°24′59″E / 40.3736°N 43.4164°E / 40.3736; 43.4164

Result Russian victory

Battle of Aladzha
Part of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
Aleksey Kivshenko. Russian cavalry pursues the Turks during the battle
Date 2–15 October 1877 Location Aladzha heights, Ottoman Empire 40°22′25″N 43°24′59″E / 40.3736°N 43.4164°E / 40.3736; 43.4164 Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia Mikhail Loris-Melikov Yakov Alkhazov	Ahmed Muhtar Pasha
Strength
56,000 220 guns	38,000 74 guns, 18 mules
Casualties and losses
764 killed 4,707 wounded 107 prisoners Total: 5,578	10,438 killed and wounded, 8,948 prisoners, 3,000 deserters, and 18 mules Total: 22,386, 35 guns, 2 banners, 18 mules [1]
class=notpageimage| Location within Turkey Show map of Turkey Battle of Aladzha (Caucasus Mountains) Show map of Caucasus Mountains

The Battle of Aladzha (Turkish: Alacadağ Muharebesi, lit. 'Battle of Alacadağ'; Russian: Авлияр-Аладжинское сражение, lit. 'Battle of Avliyar–Aladzha') was a key battle of the Caucasian campaign of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78. Russian troops broke through the defenses of the Turkish troops on the Aladzhin heights, which allowed them to seize the initiative and begin the siege of Kars.^[1]