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Turkey in 1855

Historical records for Turkey in 1855, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

10Records
6Events
5Named people
5Places
3Categories

Historical records

February

17 February 1855Battle of EupatoriaOmar Pasha

Eupatoria · Warfare / Crimean War

Defeats Russian forces near Eupatoria.

June

June 1855Defence of KarsHurshid Pasha

Kars · Warfare / Crimean War

Serves with the Ottoman command responsible for holding Kars through the prolonged siege.

June 1855Defence of KarsIsmail Pasha

Kars · Warfare / Crimean War

Commands Ottoman troops in the fortified defence of Kars during the Russian blockade.

June 1855Defence of KarsVasif Pasha

Kars · Warfare / Crimean War

Serves among the senior Ottoman officers defending Kars under Williams's reorganized command.

September

29 September 1855Battle of KarsIsmail Pasha

Kars · Warfare / Crimean War

Takes part in the Ottoman command that repels the large Russian assault on Kars.

29 September 1855Battle of KarsVasif Pasha

Kars · Warfare / Crimean War

Commands Ottoman troops during the successful defence against the major Russian assault on Kars.

November

6 November 1855Battle of IngurOmar Pasha

Ingur River · Warfare / Crimean War

Defeats Russian forces near the Ingur River during his Caucasus expedition.

Other Events

1855Grand VizierMehmed Emin Ali Pasha

Istanbul · Government / Government of Turkey

Appointed Grand Vizier, 2nd term

1855Grand VizierMehmed Emin Ali Pasha

Istanbul · Politics / Turkey

Appointed Grand Vizier, 1st term

1855Relief of KarsOmar Pasha

Sukhumi · Warfare / Crimean War

Leads an expedition to western Georgia intended to draw Russian pressure away from besieged Kars.

Names involved

Hurshid PashaIsmail PashaMehmed Emin Ali PashaOmar PashaVasif Pasha

Places involved

EupatoriaIngur RiverIstanbulKarsSukhumi

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.