Battle of Karakilisa
| Battle of Karakilisa | |||||||
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| Part of Caucasus Campaign | |||||||
Armenian Defense of 1918 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Armenia | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Tovmas Nazarbekian Garegin Nzhdeh |
Wehib Pasha Kazim Pasha | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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1st infantry division 8th infantry regiment |
5th division 36th division | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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6,000 70 cannons and 20 Machine guns |
10,000 70 Cannons and 40 Machine Guns | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1,000 dead and captured | 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.