Battle of Kars (1920)
Largest battle of the Turkish–Armenian War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Battle of Kars | |||||||
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Part of the Turkish-Armenian War | |||||||
Turkish civilians fleeing Kars after its capture by Daniel Bek-Pirumian forces. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Armenia | Ankara Government | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Daniel Bek-Pirumian (POW) Christophor Araratov (POW) Colonel Shaghubadian (POW) Alexander Vekilian (POW) Colonel Babajanov (POW) Vahan Ter-Arakelian (POW) Hovhannes Mazmanian † |
Kâzım Karabekir Rüştü Pasha Osman Nuri Koptagel Halit Karsıalan | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
8,000–10,000 men[citation needed] | 18,700 men[citation needed] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
150+ killed soldiers[citation needed] 3,000+ (POW)[1] |
9 killed 47 wounded[citation needed] |
The Battle of Kars[lower-alpha 1] was the largest battle of the Turkish–Armenian War, which took place on October 30, 1920. It was fought between forces loyal to the Grand National Assembly under the command of Kâzım Karabekir and the army of the First Republic of Armenia. Karabekir's army captured the fortified city of Kars after launching a massive assault, taking minor casualties and capturing around 3,000 Armenian soldiers, as well as several high-ranking Armenian military officers and civilian officials. The swift capture of Kars opened the path for Turkish forces to advance towards Armenia's largest city at the time, Alexandropol, and effectively decided the outcome of the Turkish–Armenian War in the Kemalists' favor.