Battle of Arpachai

Overview

The Battle of Arpachai took place on 18 June 1807 on the Akhurian River in Armenia during the Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812). It was fought between a 7,000-man Russian force under Count Ivan Gudovich and more than 20,000 Ottoman force under Yusuf Pasha. The offensive was repelled by the Russian forces.

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Significance

The Battle of Arpachai on the Akhurian River in Armenia saw a Russian force of 7,000 under Count Ivan Gudovich repel an Ottoman offensive of more than 20,000 under Yusuf Pasha, inflicting around 1,000 Ottoman casualties. The engagement demonstrated Russian capacity to hold the Caucasian front against a numerically superior Ottoman force during the Eighth Russo-Turkish War, sustaining Russian strategic presence in Armenia at a point when the wider conflict demanded attention on multiple fronts.

Forces & casualties

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