Conflict: | Battle of Arpachai |
Partof: | the Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812) |
Date: | 18 June 1807 |
Place: | Akhurian River, Armenia |
Result: | Russian victory[1] |
Combatant1: | Russian Empire |
Combatant2: | Ottoman Empire |
Commander1: | Ivan Gudovich |
Commander2: | Yusuf Pasha |
Strength1: | 7,000 soldiers[2] |
Strength2: | 20,000 soldiers[3] |
Casualties1: | 14 deaths, 71 injuries |
Casualties2: | 1,000+ deaths, 12 cannons lost |
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.
Book: Potto, Vasily . Утверждение русского владычества на Кавказе . Типография Я. И. Либермана . 1901 . 1 . . 286 . Vasily Potto.