Russia acquires Sukhumi from the Ottoman Empire …
Years: 1810 - 1810
July
Russia acquires Sukhumi from the Ottoman Empire through a treaty with the pro-Russian Abkhazian prince: after Russian Marines storm the town in 1810, Russia declares a protectorate over the whole of Abkhazia. Sukhumi will subsequently become a major outpost in the North West Caucasus.
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- Russo-Circassian War
- Russian conquest of the Caucasus
- Russo-Persian War of 1804-13
- Russo-Turkish War of 1806-12
