ORDER OF BATTLE // June 18, 1807
Battle of Arpachai
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
2 sides catalogued · combined 27,000 estimated
Russian Empire
7,000
Medium-confidence figure
Ottoman Empire
20,000
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
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.
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