Battle of Sardarabad
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The Battle of Sardarabad was a crucial 1918 military engagement in which Armenian forces halted the advance of the Ottoman army, preventing the possible destruction of the Armenian nation and enabling the establishment of the First Republic of Armenia.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sardarapat Battle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Armenian forces
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Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| commanderForArmenians |
Christophor Araratov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Daniel Bek-Pirumyan NERFINISHED ⓘ Movses Silikyan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderForOttomans | Yakub Shevki Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Republic of Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | May 28 ⓘ |
| conflictOf | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | First Republic of Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateEnd | 1918-05-29 ⓘ |
| dateStart | 1918-05-21 ⓘ |
| distanceToYerevan | approximately 40 kilometers ⓘ |
| followedBy | Treaty of Batum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forcesInvolved |
Armenian volunteer detachments
NERFINISHED
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local Armenian militias ⓘ regular Armenian units ⓘ |
| front | Caucasus Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfAlternateName | Armenian ⓘ |
| location |
Armavir Province
NERFINISHED
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Eastern Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ Transcaucasia NERFINISHED ⓘ near Sardarabad ⓘ |
| memorial | Sardarapat Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorialInaugurationYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| memorialLocation | near Araks village ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Yerevan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent | Ottoman Third Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome |
Ottoman advance halted
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prevented occupation of Eastern Armenia ⓘ prevented possible destruction of the Armenian nation ⓘ |
| partOf | Caucasus Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ottoman offensive in Eastern Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Armenian Genocide
NERFINISHED
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Armenian national liberation movement NERFINISHED ⓘ First Republic of Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Armenian victory ⓘ |
| significance |
considered a decisive moment in Armenian history
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enabled establishment of the First Republic of Armenia ⓘ symbol of Armenian national survival ⓘ |
| strategicObjectiveOfArmenians |
defend Yerevan
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stop Ottoman advance into Eastern Armenia ⓘ |
| strategicObjectiveOfOttomans |
advance toward Baku
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occupy Eastern Armenia ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | conventional land battle ⓘ |
| year | 1918 ⓘ |
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