Battle of Akhalkelek

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The Battle of Akhalkelek was a key 1828 engagement in the Caucasus during the Russo-Persian War, in which Russian forces captured the strategically important fortress town of Akhalkelek from Persian control.

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Battle of Akhalkelek canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
belligerent Qajar Persia ⓘ
linked to: Qajar Iran

Russian Empire ⓘ
conflict Russo-Persian War (1826–1828) ⓘ
countryInvolved Qajar Iran ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
date 1828 ⓘ
followedBy later Russian operations in the Caucasus in 1828 ⓘ
historicalRegion South Caucasus ⓘ
location Akhalkelek ⓘ
linked to: Akhalqalaqi

Caucasus ⓘ
objective capture of the fortress town of Akhalkelek ⓘ
outcome Russian forces captured Akhalkelek ⓘ
partOf Caucasus campaign of the Russo-Persian War (1826–1828) ⓘ
precededBy earlier engagements of the Russo-Persian War (1826–1828) ⓘ
result Russian victory ⓘ
strategicImportance control of a key fortress in the Caucasus region ⓘ
theater Caucasus Front ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ

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Russo-Persian War 1826–1828 → significantEvent → Battle of Akhalkelek ⓘ