Battle of Muş
| Battle of Muş | |||||||||
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| Part of the Caucasus Campaign of World War I | |||||||||
Map of military operations on the Caucasus campaign in 1914–1916 by Andrei Zayonchkovski | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Ottoman Empire | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Ahmed Izzet Pasha Mustafa Kemal Pasha Faik Pasha |
Nikolai Istomin Nikolai Yudenich Tovmas Nazarbekian | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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Second Army Kurdish Tribesmen |
Russian Caucasus Army Armenian Fedayi | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 81,000–120,000 men | 50,000 men | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 56,000–60,000 killed, wounded or captured | 20,000 killed, wounded and captured | ||||||||
The Battle of Muş, also known as the Ognot campaign, took place during World War I in the southeastern Anatolian region of the Ottoman Empire (present-day Turkey), between forces of the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire. One of the commanders involved in the battle was Mustafa Kemal, who later became known as Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey. The battle resulted in a Russian victory. After about three weeks of fighting, the Russians captured the city of Muş. The Ottoman Second Army suffered heavy casualties and was nearly destroyed.