Battle of Manzikert (1915)
| Battle of Manzikert | |||||||
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| Part of the Caucasus Campaign in the Middle Eastern Theatre (World War I) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Russian Empire | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Nikolai Yudenich Pyotr Oganovsky | Abdul Kerim | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 22,000 |
Third Army 40,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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7,000–10,000 1,000 captured | 6,000 captured | ||||||
The Battle of Manzikert or Battle of Malazgirt (Russian: Битва при Манцикерте Bytva pri Mantsikerte ;Turkish: Malazgirt Muharebesi) 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.