Battle of Aspindza
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The Battle of Aspindza was fought on April 20, 1770 between the Georgians, led by king of Kartli-Kahhethi Erekle II
, and the Ottoman Empire
. The Georgians won a victory over the Turks.
The battle is the subject of the patriotic ode "On the Battle of Aspindza" by Besiki
.
Erekle II
Erekle II was a Georgian monarch of the Bagrationi Dynasty, reigning as the king of Kakheti from 1744 to 1762, and of Kartli and Kakheti from 1762 until 1798. In the contemporary Persian sources he is referred to as Erekli Khan, while Russians knew him as Irakli...
, and the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
. The Georgians won a victory over the Turks.
The battle is the subject of the patriotic ode "On the Battle of Aspindza" by Besiki
Besiki
Besarion Gabashvili , commonly known by his penname Besiki was a Georgian poet, politician and diplomat, known as an author of exquisite love songs and heroic odes as well as for his political and amorous adventures....
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