| Trebizond Campaign | |||||||||
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| Part of World War I | |||||||||
 The city liberated by the Russians | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Russian Empire |
 Ottoman Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Nikolai Yudenich |
Vehip Pasha | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Russian Caucasus Army | Third Army | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
The Trebizond Campaign, also known as the Battle of Trebizond, was a series of successful Russian naval and land operations that resulted in the capture of Trabzon. It was the logistical step after the Erzerum Campaign. Operations began on February 5 and concluded when the Ottoman troops abandoned Trabzon on the night of April 15, 1916.[1]
- ^ Walton, Robert (1984). The Capture of Trabzon. Marshall Cavendish Illustrated Encyclopedia of World War I, vol iv. New York: Marshall Cavendish Corporation. pp. 1306–1313. ISBN 0-86307-181-3.