Siege of Erzurum

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Siege of Erzurum was a campaign siege initiated by Enver Pasha.

Siege of Erzurum (1918)
Part of Caucasus Campaign
Date12 March 1918 (1 day)
Location
Result Ottoman victory[1]
Belligerents

Turkey Ottoman empire

  • Kurdish tribes
Armenia Armenian National Council
Commanders and leaders

Turkey Enver Pasha

Turkey Kâzım Karabekir

Armenia Andranik Ozanian

Armenia Sebastatsi Murad
Strength
Unknown Armenia 4,000 soldiers and 400 horseman

Siege[change | change source]

On 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]

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  1. Dumont, Paul (2023-03-30). Mustafa Kemal invente la Turquie moderne (1919-1924) (in French). L'Archipel. ISBN 979-10-392-0348-7.
  2. Minassian 2006, p.60-61
  3. Sinclair, T. A. (1989-12-31). Eastern Turkey: An Architectural & Archaeological Survey, Volume I. Pindar Press. ISBN 978-0-907132-32-5.
  4. 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.

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