Battle of Kurekdere
| Battle of Kürekdere | |||||||
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| Part of The Crimean War | |||||||
Battle of Kurekdere by Fedor Baikov | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Ottoman Empire | Russian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Zarif Mustafa Pasha Hurshid Pasha Ferik Kerim Pasha Feyzi Pasha Ferik Veli Pasha Ferik Rashid Pasha Ismail Pasha Mirliva Hasan Pasha Nassim Bey | Vasili Bebutov | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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35,000–40,000 78 guns |
20,000–29,800 64 guns | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1,200–2,820 killed 1,000–2,000 wounded 2,000 captured 6,000 deserters |
589 killed 2,000–2,500 wounded | ||||||
The Battle of Kürekdere took place on 6 August 1854 as part of the Crimean War. The battle occurred when an Ottoman army from the Ottoman fortress of Kars marched out to confront a marauding Russian detachment near the village of Kürekdere in the Trans-Caucasus.