Dictionary of Battles: From the Earliest Date to the Present TimeHarbottle, Thomas Benfield
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Dictionary of Battles: From the Earliest Date to the Present Time
Harbottle, Thomas Benfield
Battles
Kirkee (Third Mahratta War).
Fought November 5, 1817, between the Mahrattas under Bajee Rao, and a
British force of one European and three native regiments, under Colonel
Burr. On moving out of his entrenchments, the flanks of Burr’s force
were attacked by the Mahratta horse, but their charge was repulsed, and
the British advancing drove off the enemy with a loss of over 500. The
British loss was 75 killed and wounded.
Kiso (Taira War).
Fought September, 1180, between the adherents of the Minamoto clan,
under Yoshinaka, and the troops of Taira-no-Kiyomori. The Taira men
attacked the position of Yoshinaka at Kiso, but were defeated and driven
from the field with heavy loss.
Kissingen (Seven Weeks’ War).
Fought July 10, 1866, between the Prussians, under General Falkenstein,
and the Bavarians, under General Zoller. The Bavarians were defeated and
driven out of Kissingen with heavy loss.
Kiu-lien-cheng (Russo-Japanese War).
Fought May 1, 1904, between 40,000 Japanese, under Marshal Kuroki, and
the Russians, about 30,000 strong, under General Sassulitch. After four
days of skirmishing, the Japanese crossed the Yalu, April 30, and on the
following day attacked the Russian position at Kiu-lien-Cheng, driving
out the defenders with a loss of 4,000 killed and wounded, 30 officers
and 500 men prisoners, and 48 guns. The Japanese lost 898 killed and
wounded.
Kizil-Tepe (Russo-Turkish War).
Fought June 25, 1877, between the Russians, under General Loris
Melikoff, and the Turks, in superior numbers, under Mahktar Pasha. The
Russians were defeated, and forced to raise the siege of Kars.
Klausenburg (Ottoman Wars).
Fought May, 1660, between the Turks, under the Grand Vizier, Mahomet
Köprili, and the Transylvanians, under the Voivode, George Ragotski II.
The Turks gained a complete victory, Ragotski being mortally wounded.
Klonchino.
Fought July 4, 1610, between the Russians, under Choniski, aided by a
contingent of 5,000 Swedes, under James de la Gardie, and the Poles,
under Sigismund III. The Russians were totally defeated, and, as a
result, the usurper, Basil Choniski, was deposed.
Koeniggratz (Seven Weeks’ War).
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