Battle of Batumi

Battle of Batumi
Part of Red Army invasion of Georgia

Map of Turkish invasion of Georgia in 1921, and the battle of Batumi.
Date18–19 March 1921
Location
Batumi, Georgia
Result Georgian victory
Belligerents
Ankara Government Georgia (country) Democratic Republic of Georgia
Commanders and leaders
Kâzım Karabekir Georgia (country) Giorgi Mazniashvili
Strength
4,000[1]–4,500[2] Georgia (country) 3,000[2]–3,500[1]
Casualties and losses
More than 200 killed[3] 84 killed[4]

The Battle of Batumi was a military battle between Democratic Republic of Georgia and Turkey. The Georgian aim of this battle was to remove the Turkish army from Batumi.

  1. ^ a b Rayfield 2012, p. 338.
  2. ^ a b Gogolishvili 2019, p. 2.
  3. ^ Gogolishvili 2019, p. 3.
  4. ^ Gogolishvili 2019, p. 4.