Battle of Manzikert (1915)

For battle during Byzantine-Seljuk Wars, see Battle of Manzikert and Siege of Manzikert (1054).
Battle of Manzikert
Part of the Caucasus Campaign in the Middle Eastern Theatre (World War I)
DateJuly 10–26, 1915[1]
Location
Malazgirt, Bitlis Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
39°08′52″N 42°32′39″E / 39.1477°N 42.5441°E / 39.1477; 42.5441
Result Ottoman victory[2][3]
Belligerents
Russia Russian Empire  Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Russia Nikolai Yudenich
Russia Pyotr Oganovsky		 Ottoman Empire Abdul Kerim
Strength
22,000[1] Third Army
40,000[1]
Casualties and losses
7,000–10,000[1]
1,000 captured[4]		 6,000 captured[1]

The Battle of Manzikert or Battle of Malazgirt (Russian: Битва при Манцикерте Bytva pri Mantsikerte ;Turkish: Malazgirt Muharebesi[5]) took place during the Caucasus Campaign of World War I, over the period July 10–26, 1915. Even though losses were heavy on both sides, the Russians retreated north and the Turks retook Malazgirt then they further advanced towards Karakilise where they were defeated on 5–8 August at the Battle of Kara Killisse.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Cite error: The named reference Dowling was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Allen, William Edward David; Muratoff, Paul (2011). Caucasian Battlefields. Cambridge University Press. p. 311. ISBN 9781108013352. The Malazgirt victory raised a certain optimism in Turkish governing circles..
  3. ^ Jaques, Tony (2007). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 622. ISBN 9780313335389. Further costly fighting saw the Russians defeated and withdraw north towards Karakilise...Turkish General Abdulkerim Pasha secured victory north of Lake Van at Malazgirt (26 July),
  4. ^ Oleynikov 2024, p. 426.
  5. ^ Fahri Belen, XX. Yüzyılda Osmanlı Devleti, Remzi Kitabevi, 1975, p. 257. (in Turkish)