Battle of Aspindza

Battle of Aspindza
Part of Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774)
Date20 April 1770
Location
Aspindza, Georgia
41°34′26.76″N 43°14′58.88″E / 41.5741000°N 43.2496889°E / 41.5741000; 43.2496889
Result Georgian victory
Belligerents
Kartli-Kakheti Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Heraclius II
David Orbeliani
Prince George		 Gola Pasha †
Kokhta-Beladi †
Strength
3,000–7,000
  • 9,500–20,000
  •  • 1,500 men of the advance guard
  •  • 8,000 involved in the main combat
Casualties and losses
Unknown, less 4,500+

The Battle of Aspindza (Georgian: ასპინძის ბრძოლა) was a meeting engagement fought on 20 April 1770 between the Georgians, led by king of Kartli-Kakheti Erekle II, and the Ottoman Empire. The Georgians won a victory over the Turks, defeating them in detail at the river crossing.

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