Battle of Karakilisa | |||||||
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Part of Caucasus Campaign | |||||||
![]() Armenian Defense of 1918 | |||||||
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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.
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