New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-19
TIE srRrGGLE For KARs.
MILITARY EVENTS wmcH PRECEDED MS CAPT

MILITARY EVENTS WHICH PRECEDED ITS CAPItHL
-ruE EBB AND FLOW OF VICTORY.
The capture Of Kars is the GROWING triumph
Of the conflict n Armenia since the campaign pesan'
last April tAe possession Of thar fortress has been me
ri. lie.t az t, Russian commander. While tine milf
tarv operations have extended 10 the enyrons OF
rrzaru1u. tie fortress Kars alone has been r.
.,,-ded by both combatants rs tie key 10 ar
,no,a I'm the last war held the same importance and
il. heroic defence for I've months hy General Williams
checked the progress Of the Russian arms ana saved
Armenia TO the Ottoman Empire. In view Of
the i"noWns tguo9p'', b rornJ i6fsrr-fi,.
Is Auril the Grand Duke. following closely the plan
of campaign That proved 40 succcs,lu h Ir-S crossed
ue border ga three columns tle Il-n'' cosst'ns "l
man army from AcXandropol, while The lcit, under
TrreusassoG, moved RAPIDLY ON Bay a]Il' Wen Mas
t-tf lI. retreat to EiLerum would be cul on Muhh-
tar leaving tWru,ne pa'iyns anu 'rs , III 90.
if1l order followed by tie Russians VINO succeeded III
capturin- few prisoners 10 ,4e Ho2inat lo] Va lt
m r tlee nine n1ttaiion, abruptly closed the p SUIT,
ing NY M Ma. , f,y, Thousand men AID moved rap
iolt on Ardhau. which Wa taken Toy assault OH ic Iutu
vi ,1iisg,,,iiv strour Garrison 10 hold cap
sIi' frfI.s Inc Russian General returned To
E,rs and commenced the erection ~ siege batteries
Inc rcorno...nce n force go the end of MAY IRON Ar
lam nm C ii s0 Threatened NukHtars lett that he threw
d. back facing round Do that diirtlou OF the lr'uIA'
I,na I'M tlc position there not being very suitable.
o'', - i...ti- Oman the roads nom kars Er-
Ir,,i was abandoned on the ID OF June, aui me
1arEib Armv now consisting of fifteen bataiiou-, EEL
barS on The Zewu plateau, which they nueHched, and
from which they never stirred nuti tnr5 "FdH'' ~
pursuit Of MeKoG on the 2sth OF june
TIE FIRST RUSSIAN RESERVES.
In order to conform with his own retrograde move
nont The Mushir ordered Menemet Pasha, commanding
the night wing. 70 fail still further back, inreneh aud
hold the De0aha Pass but on the l-tl Of june learn
ns that Tersukasson much weaker than he origin
ally supposed. Mukhtar Pasha reinforced MS rsAt Dy
two battaions and battery. ana directed the com
mander 20 attack and drive the Russians out OF
Zedlkan. The result OF these orders was tAc us
energy and personal gallautry OF the COMMANDER
n-chief az Eshrkkhaiiass on the 2Ist OF jun.
Melkof m the meantime had advanced from kafs Win
the object OF fOfcu- the -O- ID, cftcluE june
lion th Tergukssof at Kuprf4u and moving straight
on LrZcrum In making tn.8 movement De encountered
tie Of Faz Pasha al levin, and defeated,
with heavy loss.
MUKHIAR PASTA RETURNS NORrHwARD.
Having rallied the spirits OF his disheartened right
wing By his at the ibattle OF Ehek Khass on
the 2ls and having been able 10 strengthen division
Mukhtar leaving IL under the command or KurG Isma
Pasha. returned 20 his own headquarters. Too late 20
participate in the cheering OF the 2jth OF june
the Ctdt OF WHICH must oe a7cIlDtl 10 ih@
Pasha General kOhlmlnnl, MukltIr did not hcsl-
tate 80 To follow up Menkoh- expeditionary force
already retiring on kars The want of regular cavalry
the gross iucapacuy OF Mossa IasId the tlicdssliu
commander. and the almost mutnous conduct
u his men, Mone lteFehleu MenAon ,r StLeas
from being converted INTO a tou| GlaLl Muhh hT
raised the siege or that fortress, pushed
after the Mu-cOFltc uuOus 70 Nltin I'VE mics oi tic
Cars frontier and, taking up strong position on tHe
range running from NeZukui % the Alada-Dagh, IN
trenched himself with fourteen bataons drawn rom
the garrison at the former place, HA more
also drawn from kars the Oiya-Icp' haf way 70 inc
Aada Dagh and the slopes Of that mountain tHrty
three battaous which strength ais own force with rein
forcements, bad now reached 49,,
The fact viii scarcely be credited that the army Win
winch ukhtar relieved kars CONSISTED OF but thirty
batallons averaging about $50 rides eachi thfse Da''
ions OF artillery and 1000 irregular horse IRON the
gh OF July the Of the relief OF kars the Two armies
lay opposite each other engaging occasionally m cav
airy EencOnters In which the Russian leaders uu not
show 10 any advantage. For six weeks the two armies
state dreadng al attack the Turks with their faulty IN