Battle of Aspindza

1770 CE.

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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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