Battle of Bash Abaran
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The Battle of Bash Abaran was a key 1918 engagement in the Caucasus Campaign of World War I, in which Armenian forces successfully halted an Ottoman advance toward Yerevan.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Aparan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Armenian National Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Third Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignGoal | defense of Yerevan ⓘ |
| commanderOfArmenianForces |
Drastamat Kanayan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Movses Silikyan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderOfOttomanForces | Yakub Shevki Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| conflictType | land battle ⓘ |
| country | Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1918-05-21 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1918-05-29 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Karakilisa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Sardarabad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
1918 in Armenia
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Battles involving Armenia ⓘ Battles involving the Ottoman Empire ⓘ Battles of World War I involving the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
First Republic of Armenia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Transcaucasia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
boosted Armenian morale
ⓘ
strengthened Armenian defensive line around Yerevan ⓘ |
| involvedEthnicGroup |
Armenians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turks ⓘ |
| location |
Bash Abaran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Aparan ⓘ present-day Armenia ⓘ |
| objectiveOfOttomanForces | advance toward Yerevan ⓘ |
| opponent |
Armenian forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Caucasus Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ottoman offensive in Eastern Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryWeaponry |
artillery
ⓘ
infantry small arms ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Armenian Genocide aftermath
ⓘ
Armenian–Turkish War (1918) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Armenian victory ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
contributed to survival of Armenian statehood in 1918
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halted Ottoman advance toward Yerevan ⓘ helped prevent Ottoman occupation of Yerevan ⓘ |
| theater | Caucasus Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1918 ⓘ |
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