The 'Battle of Akhalzic' may refer to one of the following:
★ A battle under the walls of
Akhaltsikhe during the
Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829 on
August 9 (
August 27 O.S.,
1828) between 9,000 Russians under Field-Marshal
Paskevich and 30,000 Turks under Kios-Mahomet-Pasha. The Russians were victorious.
★ Defense of the same fortress by 20,000 Russians under General Nicholas Muravyov on
March 4,
1829 during the same conflict.
★ A battle between 7,000 Russian troops consisting mostly of
Georgian irregular cavalrymen under Prince
Ivan Malkhazovich Andronnikv (Andronikashvili) and 18,000 Turks under Ali-Pasha during the
Crimean War, on
November 12,
1853. The Russians checked Turkish offensive in
Transcaucasia and made them retreat to
Kars.
★ A battle from the novel ''Demon Cleaner 3'', consiting of a small army giving their last battle against the Eldars. It was probably an allusion to the Russian battle during the Crimean War.
External link
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Battle of Akhalzic (in Russian)