Battle of Aladzha

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 Empire40°22′25″N 43°24′59″E / 40.37361°N 43.41639°E
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
	Location within Turkey Battle of Aladzha (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.