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Battle of Arara

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Battle of Arara
DateSeptember 19, 1918 [1]
Location
Result Armenian victory [2]
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire Armenia

The Battle of Arara Armenian soldiers distinguished themselves in the battle of Arara on that front, and their bravery was well recognized by the Supreme Commander. [3]

In September 1918 Turkish armies on the Palestine front crumbled before the British expeditionary forces which contained an American contingent commanded by a French colonel and French and Armenian officers.

References

  1. ^ The Armenian People from Ancient to Modern Times - Page 267 by Richard G. (EDT) Hovannisian
  2. ^ Armenian Studies: Études Arméniennes - Page 171 by Lebanese Association of Armenian University Graduates
  3. ^ Armenia: the case for a forgotten genocide By Dickran H. Boyajian