Episode 3 of 5
Russian contingent stationed and withdrawn
- When
- 1784–1787
- Where
- Tbilisi, Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti
- Part of
- Treaty of Georgievsk
Two Russian infantry battalions with four artillery pieces reached Tbilisi in 1784 but were withdrawn in 1787 despite frantic Georgian protests.
In the same year the treaty was ratified, Russian troops were stationed in Kartli-Kakheti. A limited Russian contingent of two infantry battalions with four artillery pieces arrived in Tbilisi in 1784, but was withdrawn in 1787, despite the frantic protests of the Georgians, as a new war against Ottoman Turkey had started on a different front.
Sources
- Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-21
- Treaty of Georgievsk Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
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