Battle of Surmalu

Battle of Surmalu
Part of the Turkish-Armenian War

Armenian soldiers in the Ararat regiment.
DateOctober 24–26, 1920
Location
Surmalu, Armenia (present-day Iğdır, Turkey)
Result Armenian victory[1][2]
Belligerents
First Republic of Armenia Armenia Ottoman Empire Ankara Government
Kurdistan Region Several hundred Kurds
Commanders and leaders
Armenia Drastamat Kanayan Ottoman Empire Cavid Bey
Ottoman Empire Kâzım Karabekir
Strength
First Republic of Armenia 9th Infantry Regiment[3]
First Republic of Armenia 10th Infantry Regiment[4]		 Ottoman Empire 11th Caucasus Division[5]
Ottoman Empire 34th Regiment[6]
Casualties and losses
First Republic of Armenia 130+ killed[7] Ottoman Empire Heavy[8]

The Battle of Surmalu was one of the few battles in the Turkish–Armenian War that resulted in an Armenian victory. It lasted from October 24–30, 1920. The sides involved were the First Republic of Armenia, which was commanded by Drastamat Kanayan, and the Grand National Assembly of Turkey with Kurdish volunteers.[9]

  1. ^ Hovannisian, The Republic of Armenia, Vol. IV, p. 249.
  2. ^ Herzig, Edmund; Kurkchiyan, Marina (November 10, 2004). "The Armenians: Past and Present in the Making of National Identity". Routledge – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Hovannisian, The Republic of Armenia, Vol. IV, p. 249.
  4. ^ Hovannisian, The Republic of Armenia, Vol. IV, p. 239.
  5. ^ Hovannisian, The Republic of Armenia, Vol. IV, p. 249.
  6. ^ Hovannisian, The Republic of Armenia, Vol. IV, p. 249.
  7. ^ Hovannisian, The Republic of Armenia, Vol. IV, p. 250.
  8. ^ Hovannisian, The Republic of Armenia, Vol. IV, p. 249.
  9. ^ Hovannisian, The Republic of Armenia, Vol. IV, p. 250.