Battle of Karakilisa

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Battle of Karakilisa
Կարակիլիսի ճակատամարտ
Date May 24-28 1918
Location Vanadzor, Armenia
Result Armenian victory
Combatants
Ottoman flag Ottoman Empire Armenian National Council
Commanders
General Nazarbekov
v • d • e
Caucasus Campaign
Bergmann Offensive – Sarikamis – Persian Campaign– Van – Manzikert – Kara Killisse – Erzerum Campaign – Trebizond – Bitlis – Erzinjan – Sardarapat – Abaran – Karakilisa – Baku

The Battle of Karakilisa (Armenian: Կարակիլիսի ճակատամարտ) was a battle of Caucasus Campaign of World War I that took place in the vicinity of Vanadzor, in 1918. The outnumbered Armenian defenders managed to turn back the invading Ottoman forces.The victory here as well as at Sardarapat and Abaran were instrumental in allowing the Democratic Republic of Armenia to come into existence.[1][2]

  1. ^ Hohanissian, Richard G. (1997) The Armenian People from Ancient to Modern Times. New York. St. Martin's Press, 299
  2. ^ Walker, Christopher (1980). ARMENIA: The Survival of a Nation. New York: St. Martin's Press, p. 254. ISBN 0709902107. 


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