Defense of Van (1896)

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Defense of Van
Part of Hamidian massacres
Date 3–11 June 1896 Location City of Van, Van Vilayet Result Armenians agree to disarm, defenders and additional civilian population massacred.
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire Kurds	Armenakan Party Armenians of Van
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	20,000 massacred[1] 350 hamlets or villages destroyed[1]

The 1896 defense of Van or Van rebellion was an act of self-defense by the Armenian population in Van against the armed forces of the Ottoman Empire in June 1896, during the Hamidian massacres.