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Battle of Manzikert | |||||||
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Part of the Caucasus Campaign in the Middle Eastern Theatre (World War I) | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
320,000[1] | 40,000[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
7,000–10,000[1] 1,000 captured[4] | 6,000 captured[1] |
The Battle of Manzikert or Battle of Malazgirt (Russian: Битва при Манцикерте Bytva pri Mantsikerte ;Turkish: Malazgirt Muharebesi[5]) took place during the Caucasus Campaign of World War I, over the period July 10–26, 1915. Even though losses were heavy on both sides, the Russians retreated north and the Turks retook Malazgirt then they further advanced towards Karakilise where they were defeated on 5–8 August at the Battle of Kara Killisse.[1]
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page).The Malazgirt victory raised a certain optimism in Turkish governing circles..
Further costly fighting saw the Russians defeated and withdraw north towards Karakilise...Turkish General Abdulkerim Pasha secured victory north of Lake Van at Malazgirt (26 July),
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