Battle of Karakilisa

Overview

The Battle of Karakilisa took place during the Caucasus Campaign of World War I in the vicinity of Karakilisa, on May 25–28, 1918.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Significance

The Battle of Karakilisa was fought during the Caucasus Campaign of World War I, taking place over several days in late May 1918 near Karakilisa. Armenian forces under Tovmas Nazarbekian and Garegin Nzhdeh, numbering around 6,000, faced an Ottoman force of approximately 10,000 under Wehib Pasha and Kazim Pasha. Armenian casualties reached roughly 1,000. The engagement was part of the broader Ottoman push into the Caucasus following the collapse of Russian military cohesion, a period in which Armenian forces fought to resist Ottoman advances across the region.

Forces & casualties

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