Siege of Erzurum
Siege of Erzurum was a campaign siege initiated by Enver Pasha.
| Siege of Erzurum (1918) | |||||||
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| Part of Caucasus Campaign | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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 Armenian National Council | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Kâzım Karabekir |
Sebastatsi Murad | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown |
4,000 soldiers and 400 horseman | ||||||
Siege
changeOn March 12, Kazim Karabekir who was in charge of the eastern front appeared in front of Erzurum with his army and began the siege, due to lack of food and Andranik could not exploit these guerrilla capabilities the Armenians were forced to retreat. withdraw from Erzurum, this is how the Turks re-occupied Erzurum after 2 years of Russian occupation.[2][3][4]
References
changeReferences
change- ↑ Dumont, Paul (2023-03-30). Mustafa Kemal invente la Turquie moderne (1919-1924) (in French). L'Archipel. ISBN 979-10-392-0348-7.
- ↑ Minassian 2006, p.60-61
- ↑ Sinclair, T. A. (1989-12-31). Eastern Turkey: An Architectural & Archaeological Survey, Volume I. Pindar Press. ISBN 978-0-907132-32-5.
- ↑ Reynolds, Michael A. (2011-01-27). Shattering Empires: The Clash and Collapse of the Ottoman and Russian Empires 1908–1918. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-49412-0.
Books
change- Minassian, Anahide Ter (2006). 1918-1920, la République d'Arménie (in French). Editions Complexe. ISBN 978-2-8048-0092-5.
- Allen, William Edward David; Muratoff, Paul (2011-02-17). Caucasian Battlefields: A History of the Wars on the Turco-Caucasian Border 1828-1921. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-01335-2.