Battle of Karakilisa

Battle of Karakilisa
	Part of Caucasus Campaign
	; Armenian Defense of 1918
Date	May 25–28, 1918
Location	Vanadzor, Armenia
Result	Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Armenia	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Tovmas Nazarbekian; Garegin Nzhdeh; Andranik Ozanian	Wehib Pasha; Kazim Pasha
Units involved
1st infantry division; 8th infantry regiment	5th division; 36th division
Strength
6,000; 70 cannons and 20 Machine guns	10,000; 70 Cannons and 40 Machine Guns
Casualties and losses
1,000	Heavy
	4,000 civilian massacred

The Battle of Karakilisa (Armenian: Ղարաքիլիսայի ճակատամարտ Gharakilisayi chakatamart, Turkish: Karakilise Muharebesi or Karakilise Muharebeleri) took place during the Caucasus Campaign of World War I in the vicinity of Karakilisa (now Vanadzor), on May 25–28, 1918.

^ Gilbert 2023, p. 568: “On May 26, the Turks won the Battle of Karakilis. 5,000 Armenians escaped through mountain passes.”.
^ Allen 1953, p. 476: ”Thus both Silikov and Dro, operating on terms of numerical equality with the enemy, had each secured an important success. But the failure of Nazarbekov against the 36th and 5th Caucasian Divisions made the situation of the Erevan group still rather precarious.”.

[FOOTNOTEGilbert2023p._568:_“On_May_26,_the_Turks_won_the_Battle_of_Karakilis._5,000_Armenians_escaped_through_mountain_passes.”-1] Gilbert 2023, p. 568: “On May 26, the Turks won the Battle of Karakilis. 5,000 Armenians escaped through mountain passes.”.

[FOOTNOTEAllen1953p._476:_”Thus_both_Silikov_and_Dro,_operating_on_terms_of_numerical_equality_with_the_enemy,_had_each_secured_an_important_success._But_the_failure_of_Nazarbekov_against_the_36th_and_5th_Caucasian_Divisions_made_the_situation_of_the_Erevan_group_still_rather_precarious.”-2] Allen 1953, p. 476: ”Thus both Silikov and Dro, operating on terms of numerical equality with the enemy, had each secured an important success. But the failure of Nazarbekov against the 36th and 5th Caucasian Divisions made the situation of the Erevan group still rather precarious.”.

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