Battle of Nigoiti

Battle of Nigoiti
Part of Kutais Governorate, Russian Empire 42°05′00″N 42°06′30″E / 42.08333°N 42.10833°E / 42.08333; 42.10833
Result	Russian victory

Belligerents  Russia  Ottoman EmpireCommanders and leaders Ivane Andronikashvili
Nikoloz Eristavi [ru] Mehmed Selim PashaStrength 3,000 men in 2 battalions, 4 cannons 12,000Casualties and losses 600 killed and wounded 2,000 killed and wounded

The battle of Nigoiti took place between 20 and 27 May 1854 the village of

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Russo-Georgian detachments, under the command of Ivane Andronikashvili, met an invading Ottoman force that had crossed the Choloki river, the border between the Russian and Ottoman Empires. Ozurgeti, the capital of Guria, had been occupied by the Ottoman since 11 April, and with the Russian victory at Nigoiti it allowed the Russian forces under Andronikashvili to move towards it, leading to the Battle of Choloki on 4 June.^[1]

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