The Siege of Kars, 1855: Defence and Capulation Reported by General Williams (Uncovered Editions)
The Siege of Kars, 1855: Defence and Capulation Reported by General Williams (Uncovered Editions)
The Stationery Office | 2000 | ISBN: 0117024546 | English | 260 pages | PDF | 45.73 MB
The Stationery Office | 2000 | ISBN: 0117024546 | English | 260 pages | PDF | 45.73 MB
Reprint of 1856 Papers relative to Military Affairs in Asiastic Turkey, and the Defence and Capitulation of Kars.
In 1855, while the British army was fighting alongside the French and Turkish armies in the Crimean War, a little-known but serious siege was taking place in the eastern corner of Turkey. The city of Kars is close to Azerbaijan in the Russian Caucasus. it is a veritable fortress set within the mountains and overlooking a gorge. The British were giving assistance to the Turkish army by lending experience officers.