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| strength1 = {{flagicon|First Republic of Armenia}} 9th Infantry Regiment<ref>Hovannisian, The Republic of Armenia, Vol. IV, p. 250.</ref>
| strength1 = {{flagicon|First Republic of Armenia}} 9th Infantry Regiment<ref>Hovannisian, The Republic of Armenia, Vol. IV, p. 250.</ref>
{{flagicon|First Republic of Armenia}} 10th Infantry Regiment<ref>Hovannisian, The Republic of Armenia, Vol. IV, p. 239.</ref>
{{flagicon|First Republic of Armenia}} 10th Infantry Regiment<ref>Hovannisian, The Republic of Armenia, Vol. IV, p. 239.</ref>
| strength2 = {{flagicon|Turkey}} 11th Caucasus Division<refHovannisian, The Republic of Armenia, Vol. IV, p. 239.</ref>
| strength2 = {{flagicon|Turkey}} 11th Caucasus Division<ref>Hovannisian, The Republic of Armenia, Vol. IV, p. 239.</ref>
| casualties1 = {{flagicon|First Republic of Armenia}} 130 Killed<ref>Hovannisian, The Republic of Armenia, Vol. IV, p. 249.</ref>
| casualties1 = {{flagicon|First Republic of Armenia}} 130 Killed<ref>Hovannisian, The Republic of Armenia, Vol. IV, p. 249.</ref>
| casualties2 = {{flagicon|Turkey}} Heavy<ref>https://books.google.am/books?id=mdePAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT145&dq=battle+of+surmalu&hl=ru&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiYpu2B4cmJAxWlR_EDHZSoCk44ChDoAXoECAIQAw</ref>
| casualties2 = {{flagicon|Turkey}} Heavy<ref>https://books.google.am/books?id=mdePAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT145&dq=battle+of+surmalu&hl=ru&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiYpu2B4cmJAxWlR_EDHZSoCk44ChDoAXoECAIQAw</ref>

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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 – October 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[1]

Battle of Surmalu
Part of Turkish–Armenian War
DateOctober 24 – October 26, 1920
Location
Surmalu, Armenia (present-day Iğdır, Turkey)
Result Armenian victory[2]
Belligerents
First Republic of Armenia First Republic of Armenia Turkey Ankara Government
Commanders and leaders
First Republic of Armenia Drastamat Kanayan Turkey Kazim Pasha
Turkey Mehmed Cavid
Strength

First Republic of Armenia 9th Infantry Regiment[3]

First Republic of Armenia 10th Infantry Regiment[4]
Turkey 11th Caucasus Division[5]
Casualties and losses
First Republic of Armenia 130 Killed[6] Turkey Heavy[7]

References

  1. ^ Hovannisian, The Republic of Armenia, Vol. IV, p. 284.
  2. ^ https://books.google.am/books?id=mdePAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT145&dq=battle+of+surmalu&hl=ru&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiYpu2B4cmJAxWlR_EDHZSoCk44ChDoAXoECAIQAw
  3. ^ Hovannisian, The Republic of Armenia, Vol. IV, p. 250.
  4. ^ Hovannisian, The Republic of Armenia, Vol. IV, p. 239.
  5. ^ Hovannisian, The Republic of Armenia, Vol. IV, p. 239.
  6. ^ Hovannisian, The Republic of Armenia, Vol. IV, p. 249.
  7. ^ https://books.google.am/books?id=mdePAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT145&dq=battle+of+surmalu&hl=ru&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiYpu2B4cmJAxWlR_EDHZSoCk44ChDoAXoECAIQAw