Battle of Kızıl Tepe
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Battle of Kızıl Tepe | |||||||
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Part of the Russo-Turkish War, 1877–78 | |||||||
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Russia | Ottoman Empire |
Russo-Turkish War, 1877-1878 |
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Kızıl-Tepe – Simnitza – Svistov – Nikopol – 1st Shipka Pass – 2nd Shipka Pass – Lovcha – 3rd Shipka Pass – Gorni-Dubnik – Kars – Pleven – Tashkessen – 4th Shipka Pass – Plovdiv |
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.