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Battle of Erzurum (1877)
Part of the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878)
DateNovember 8/9, 1877
LocationErzurum
Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Romanov Flag Russian Empire Ottoman Flag Ottoman Empire
Casualties and losses
400 killed[1]


The Battle of Erzurum was fought on November 8/9, 1877, between Russia and the Ottoman Empire. The Russians made an assault on Erzurum but they were forced to retire.

References:

  1. The Russian Army and Its Campaigns in Turkey in 1877-1878, F. V. Greene, page 399
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