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The Capitulation of Kars, Crimean War, 28 November 1855

Image credit: National Army Museum

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In June 1855, during the Crimean War (1854–1856), Kars, a city in north-eastern Turkey, was besieged by a Russian army of 25,000 men. Demoralised by their defeats at the hands of the Russians, the Turks left the defence of Kars to Brevet Colonel (later General Sir) William Fenwick Williams who was the British commissioner with the Ottoman Army in Anatolia. Through his brilliant organisation, the garrison was able to repulse three major Russian attacks, but eventually cold, famine and an outbreak of cholera forced it to surrender on 26 November 1855. In recognition of their heroism, the defenders were allowed to march out of the city with the honours of war and into captivity.

National Army Museum

London

Title

The Capitulation of Kars, Crimean War, 28 November 1855

Date

c.1860

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 252 x W 440 cm

Accession number

NAM. 1963-07-3

Acquisition method

gift from St Stephen's Club, 1963

Work type

Painting

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