Battle of Aspindza

Battle context

The Battle of Aspindza produced a Georgian victory over a substantially larger Ottoman force during the Sixth Russo-Turkish War, a conflict in which Russian operations in the Caucasus drew regional powers into the broader confrontation with the Ottoman Empire. The kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti, led by Heraclius II alongside David Orbeliani and Prince George, inflicted casualties recorded at 4,500 Ottoman troops while fielding a force estimated at less than half the Ottoman strength. The outcome demonstrated that Georgian forces could independently defeat a numerically superior Ottoman army in the field, reinforcing the kingdom's position as a viable partner in the Russian-aligned coalition operating in the southern theater.