Trebizond Campaign

Trebizond Campaign
Part of World War I

The city liberated by the Russians
DateFebruary 5-April 15, 1916
Location
Result Russian victory
Territorial
changes
Russians take control of a large area of the Black Sea coast, including Trabzon and Rize Province
Belligerents
Russia Russian Empire  Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Russia Nikolai Yudenich Ottoman Empire Vehip Pasha
Strength
Russian Caucasus Army Third Army
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Trebizond Campaign, also known as the Battle of Trebizond, was a series of successful Russian naval and land operations that resulted in the capture of Trabzon. It was the logistical step after the Erzerum Campaign. Operations began on February 5 and concluded when the Ottoman troops abandoned Trabzon on the night of April 15, 1916.[1]

  1. ^ Walton, Robert (1984). The Capture of Trabzon. Marshall Cavendish Illustrated Encyclopedia of World War I, vol iv. New York: Marshall Cavendish Corporation. pp. 1306–1313. ISBN 0-86307-181-3.