Battle of Sarikamish (1920)

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Battle of Sarıkamış
Part of Turkish-Armenian War
Date September 29, 1920 Location Sarıkamış (present-day Kars Province, Turkey) Result Turkish victory
Belligerents
Armenia	Ankara Government
Commanders and leaders
Simon Vratsian Dr. Artashes Babalian	Kâzım Karabekir Osman Nuri Koptagel Halit Karsıalan
Strength
2,500 infantry 400 cavalry 70 machine guns and 18 cannons[1]	Elements of the 12th division[1]

The Battle of Sarıkamış was a conflict between the First Republic of Armenia and the Eastern Front of the Army of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey which was on September 29, 1920, at Sarıkamış. After the Sarikamish war signed the Armistice of Mudros, the Turks started the War of Independence and revolted, keeping the Armenians away from the Sarikamis front. Under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Kazim He directed Karabekir there, and as a result of a successful war, the Turks annexed Kars and other provinces to their territory. The Armenian soldiers who remained there were either killed or exiled. No exchange was found. Estimated Armenian soldier deaths were 1000.