Battle of Mastara

Battle of Mastara
Part of Caucasus campaign of WW1
Date24–28 May 1918
Location
Mastara, Armenia
Result Armenian victory
Belligerents
Armenian National Council Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Drastamat Kanayan Wehib Pasha
Strength
3,000[1] 8,000[1]
Casualties and losses
500[1] 2,000[1]

Battle of Mastara was a military battle fought by the Armenian National Council and the Ottoman Empire, it took place between 24 and 28 May 1918, and was one of the battles which resulted to the formation of the First Republic of Armenia.[2][3]

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  2. ^ Allen, William Edward David; Muratoff, Paul (2011-02-17). Caucasian Battlefields: A History of the Wars on the Turco-Caucasian Border 1828-1921. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-01335-2.
  3. ^ Hovannisian, Richard G. (1971). The Republic of Armenia: The first year, 1918-1919. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-01805-1.