Battle of Erzincan

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Battle of Erzincan
Part of Caucasus Campaign in the Middle Eastern Theatre (World War I)
Date 2 July 1916
Location Erzincan, Turkey
Result Russian victory
Combatants
Russian Empire Ottoman Empire
Commanders
Nikolai Yudenich Vehip Pasha
Strength
Russian Caucasus Army Third Army
Casualties
 ? 34,000[citation needed]
Caucasus Campaign
Sarikamis – Malazgirt – Van – Koprukoy – Erzurum – Erzincan – Bitlis – Kara Killisse – Sardarapat – Bash Abaran – Baku

The Battle of Erzincan was a Russian victory over the Ottoman Empire during the First World War.

The Turkish commander, Enver Pasha launched an offensive in May, 1916 intending to recapture the ground lost to Nikolai Yudenich earlier that year. In February, Yudenich had taken the cities of Erzurum and Trebizond. Trebizond had provided the Russians with a port to receive reinforcements in the Caucasus. Enver, ordered the Third Army, now under Vehip Pasha to retake Trebizond. Vehip's attack failed and General Yudenich counterattacked on July 2. The Russian attack hit the Turkish communications center of Erzincan forcing Vehip's troops to retreat as well as losing many POWs. As a result the Third Army was rendered ineffective for the rest of the year.


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