Battle Of Maltakva
The Battle of Maltakvi was part of the Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812), Russo-Turkish war (1806-1812), the battle of the Russo-Georgian army to capture Poti, Poti fortress. The Russian command attached great importance to the liberation of Poti from the Ottomans and tried by all means to achieve it. After unsuccessful negotiations with the commandant of the Poti, Poti prison, the Russian command decided to take the prison by force. On August 12, the Russian army, together with the army of the Principality of Mingrelia, principalities of Samegrelo and Principality of Abkhazia, Abkhazia, moved towards Poti. One part of the army moved to the left side of Rioni river and stood about 3 km from the fortress. Part of it landed in the lower part of the river. Cannons should be placed on the right side of the river. On August 13, after the artillery fire, the Ottoman Empire, Ottomans left the fortified place and rushed to the fortress. Their garrison was surrounded on 3 sides. Artillery f ...
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