Battle of Kızıl Tepe

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Battle of Kızıl Tepe
Part of the Russo-Turkish War, 1877–78
Date June 25, 1877
Location near Kars
Result Ottoman victory
Combatants
Russia Ottoman Empire
Russo-Turkish War, 1877-1878
Kızıl-Tepe – Simnitza – SvistovNikopol1st Shipka Pass2nd Shipka PassLovcha3rd Shipka PassGorni-DubnikKarsPlevenTashkessen4th Shipka PassPlovdiv

The Battle of Kızıl Tepe was fought on June 25, 1877, between Russia and the Ottoman Empire. The Russian were attempting to besiege Kars. The Ottomans successfully lifted the siege.