Kars

A fortified town of Asiatic Turkey, in the province of Armenia, situated on a table-land between 6000 and 7000 feet above the level of the sea. In 1828 it was taken from the Turks by the Ru ians under Paskievitsch. In 1855, its fortifications having been strengthened, it sustained a long siege by the Ru ians. Their attempt at taking it by storm (September 29) failed, but it was compelled by famine to surrender, November 30. Kars again surrendered to the Ru ians in 1877, having been captured by storming in a night attack,—one of the most brilliant feats of arms in the annals of history.