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| Lazistan campaign | |||||||
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| Part of Laz rebellion (1832–1834) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Ottoman Empire | Tuzcuoğlu rebels | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Osman Pasha, Karslı Ahmet Pasha |
Tahir Ağa Tuzcuoğlu † Batumlu Aslan Bey Hopalı Mustafa Bey † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Approximately 30,000 | Approximately 12,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Heavy, including killed wounded, and captured | Significant, including killed and wounded | ||||||
| Thousands of Laz civilians massacred | |||||||
The Lazistan campaign in September 1834 marked the final stage of the Tuzcuoğlu Rebellion, which had disrupted the region for nearly two years. The rebellion, led by Tahir Ağa Tuzcuoğlu, had been a significant challenge to Ottoman authority in the Trabzon Eyalet, but by the time of the invasion, the conflict had intensified and the stakes were high.