Gudovich made an unsuccessful assault on the Ottoman fortress of Akhalkalaki and, having lost a third of its troops, was forced to retreat.

At the beginning of the 1807 campaign, General Nesvetaev's detachment, which had advanced to Kars and tried to take it, found itself under strong pressure from Turkish troops.

Having approached the fortress of Akhalkalaki on May 6 (18) and not having received the commandant's response to his twofold appeal to surrender it, Gudovich started bombardment.

The ladders were short, and under enemy fire the attackers tried them in various places, but everywhere they failed to reach the top of the wall.

700 Ottoman cavalry attempted to pursue the retreating units, but were driven back by Russian dragoons and Cossacks.