Originally posted by Kansas Bear
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:) what i am tried to say the majority of the Turkish losses are because of the cold weather. and our historians says it was 70 000 men lost, not 30 000...??
i am not trying to underestimate Russians, maybe if there was no cold Russian could gain a victory, maybe not..
"The number of Turkish losses is unknown, estimates range from 175,000 dead out of an army of 190,000 to a low of 60,000 dead out of an army of 90,000 (Turkish sources). It is very likely that the majority of Turkish soldiers died because of inadequate winter clothing and field shelters during the attack and retreat. In any event, this was an extraordinarily costly defeat for the Turks; in losses this was the worst single defeat they suffered in the entire war. The Russian casualties were estimated at 35,000 (Turkish sources)."
from wikipedia.
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