Battle of Ardahan

Battle of Ardahan
Part of Caucasus campaign of Middle Eastern theatre in World War I
Date25 December 1914 – 18 January 1915
Location
Ardahan, Kars Oblast, Russian Empire
Result Russian victory[1]
Belligerents
Russian Empire  Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Nikolai Istomin
Illarion Vorontsov-Dashkov		 Ottoman EmpireGerman Empire Lt. Col. August Stange Bey
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Battle of Ardahan (Turkish: Ardahan Harekâtı; Russian: Битва при Ардагане, Armenian: Արդահանի ճակատամարտ) was fought between 25 December 1914 and 18 January 1915 and was an Ottoman military operation commanded by German Lt. Col. Stange to capture the city of Ardahan and cut the Russian link to Sarikamish–Kars line, supporting the Battle of Sarikamish.[2] By 3 January 1915, Vorontsov-Dashkov achieved a decisive victory over the Ottoman forces at Ardahan.[3]

  1. ^ Tucker, Spencer; Wood, Laura Matysek; Murphy, Justin D., eds. (1999). The European Powers in the First World War: An Encyclopedia. Garland Publishing. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-8153-3351-7.
  2. ^ Spencer Tucker, "The European Powers in the First World War" page 174
  3. ^ Tucker, Spencer; Wood, Laura Matysek; Murphy, Justin D., eds. (1999). The European Powers in the First World War: An Encyclopedia. Garland Publishing. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-8153-3351-7.