Episode 2 of 4
Georgian mobilization under Heraclius II
- When
- September 1795
- Where
- Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti
- Part of
- Battle of Krtsanisi
Abandoned by several nobles and denied Russian aid, Heraclius II mobilized about 5,000 troops including Imeretian auxiliaries under Solomon II.
Heraclius appealed to Empress Catherine II for at least 3,000 Russian troops but was not listened to, leaving Georgia to face the Persian threat alone. Abandoned by several of his nobles, he managed to mobilize around 5,000 troops, including some 2,000 auxiliaries from neighboring Imereti under King Solomon II, a member of the Bagrationi dynasty and Heraclius's maternal grandson.
Sources
- Battle of Krtsanisi Wikipedia
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