Battle of Bitlis
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| Battle of Bitlis Битлисское сражение | |||||||
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| Image:Ataturk-1916-Bitlis.jpg Mustafa Kemal at Bitlis. | |||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||
| Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russian Empire | Image:Ottoman Flag.svg Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders | |||||||
| Nikolai Yudenich | Mustafa Kemal | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Russian Caucasus Army | Second Army | ||||||
Caucasus Campaign |
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| Bergmann Offensive – Sarikamis – Persian Campaign– Van – Manzikert – Kara Killisse – Erzerum Campaign – Trebizond – Bitlis – Erzinjan – Sardarapat – Abaran – Karakilisa – Baku |
The Battle of Bitlis (Russian: Битлисское сражение) refers to a series of engagements in the summer of 1916 for the city of Bitlis and to a lesser extent nearby Moush, between the Russian Imperial forces and their Ottoman counterparts. Bitlis first fell to the II Caucasian Corps on March 2 just as Kemal's advance guard was arriving in Bitlis.[1] However, Kemal recaptured not only Moush but also Bitlis on August 15. However, Yudenich repulsed them and retook control of both towns on August 24th. [2]
[edit] References
- ^ Walton, Robert (1984). The Capture of Trabzon. Marshall Cavendish Illustrated Encyclopedia of World War I, vol iv. New York: Marshall Cavendish Corporation, pp.1306-1313. ISBN 0-86307-181-3.
- ^ Eggenberger, David (1985). An Encyclopedia of Battles: Accounts of Over 1,560 Battles from 1479 b.c. to the Present. Courier Dover Publications, p.137. ISBN 0486249131.
