Battle of Holy Apostles Monastery

Battle of Holy Apostles Monastery

Early 20th century photograph of Holy Apostles Monastery, where the battle took place.
DateNovember 3–27, 1901
Location
Holy Apostles Monastery
Mush, Ottoman Empire
Result Ottoman-kurdish Victory
Belligerents
Armenian Revolutionary Federation

 Ottoman Empire

• Kurdish tribes
Commanders and leaders
Andranik Ozanian
Kevork Chavush		 Ferikh Pasha
Ali Pasha
Strength
22[a] (per Andranik)[1]
30[2]–38[3]		 1,200[4]–6,000[5]
Casualties and losses
3 (Ghazar, Haroutiun and Parsegh)[6] 553 (according to eyewitnesses)[7]
The New York Times report on the battle

The Battle of Holy Apostles Monastery (Armenian: Առաքելոց վանքի կռիվը Ařak'elots vank'i křivë) was an armed conflict between Ottoman Empire forces and Armenian militia at the Holy Apostles (Arakhelots) Monastery near Mush, Ottoman Empire in November 1901.


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  1. ^ The Battle of Holy Apostles' Monastery by Gen. Andranik, wr. Lewon K. Liwlēchean - London, 2008, ISBN 9781903656808 - p.40
  2. ^ Military history: Vol. 12; 1995, Bold and fiercely determined, Andranik Ozanian spent most of his life as a revolutionary for his fellow Armenians, by Antranig Chalabian
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Trotsky was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ The Armenians: history of a genocide, by Yves Ternon - 1990, p. 114
  5. ^ The Battle of Holy Apostles' Monastery by Gen. Andranik, 2008, p. 57
  6. ^ The Battle of Holy Apostles' Monastery by Gen. Andranik, wr. Lewon K. Liwlēchean - London, 2008, ISBN 9781903656808
  7. ^ The Battle of Holy Apostles' Monastery by Gen. Andranik, wr. Lewon K. Liwlēchean - London, 2008, ISBN 9781903656808 - p. 55