Battle of Bitlis

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Battle of Bitlis
Part of Caucasus Campaign in the Middle Eastern Theatre (World War I)
Date July 1915 and ? February - 8 August 1916
Location Bitlis, Turkey
Result Russian victory
Combatants
Russian Empire Ottoman Empire
Commanders
Tovmas Nazarbekian, Andranik Toros Ozanian Ali Çetinkaya, Mustafa Kemal
Strength
Russian Caucasus Army Third Army
Caucasus Campaign
Sarikamis – Malazgirt – Van – Koprukoy – Erzurum – Erzincan – Bitlis – Kara Killisse – Sardarapat – Bash Abaran – Baku

Battle of Bitlis was a battle between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire during the Caucasus Campaign of World War I. The first conflict was in July 1915 which the Ottoman forces hold on the city. The second conflict began in February - 3 March 1916 which ended with Russian forces capturing the city. The city was captured by the 1. Armenian battalion of the Armenian volunteer units under the command of Andranik Toros Ozanian. The city was the last defense point for the Ottoman Army to prevent the Russians moving central Anatolia and Mesopotamia. After the capture, Ottoman Army asked Mustafa Kemal to organize the defense in the region. The forces under Mustafa Kemal's control built a resistance between 1 - 8 August 1916, which 9 August the region was recaptured.

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