Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Kars in Russia. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Ivan Paskevich, operating on the Caucasian front, took Akhalzic, Erivan, and Kars and, accompanied by the poet Alexander Pushkin, seized Erzerum in north-eastern Anatolia, thus marking the 120th anniversary of the Poltava
Commands the Russian army investing the Ottoman fortress of Kars in the Caucasus.
Commands Russian forces besieging Kars.
Launches a major assault on the defences of Kars but suffers heavy losses.
Accepts the surrender of the starving Ottoman garrison after a prolonged siege.
At the Congress of Paris Russia evacuates Kars.
At the Congress of Paris Russia cedes Kars to Turkey.
Russian forces capture Kars during the Russo-Turkish War.
Under a pact between Russia & Turkey the Kars region becomes part of Turkey
Under a pact between Russia & Turkey the Kars region becomes part of Turkey
Under a pact between Russia & Turkey the Kars region becomes part of Turkey
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