1904 Sasun uprising
| Second Sasun Resistance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||
| Belligerents | |||||
| Ottoman Empire | Armenian militia | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
| Andranik Ozanian | |||||
| Strength | |||||
| 50,000 troops | 500 militiamen | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| Heavy casualties | |||||
The Second Sassoun resistance of 1904 (Armenian:Սասունի երկրորդ ապստամբութիւնը) was the resistance of the militia in the Sassoun region.
The Turks who were previously defeated in the First Zeitoun Resistance didn't want the formation of another semi-autonomous Armenian region in the "Eastern" vilayets. In Sassoun, Armenian activists were working to arm the folk and to recruit young men by motivating them to the Armenian cause. 50,000 Turkish and Kurdish troops started the offensive in Sassoun, where 500 fedayees had to defend 20,000 unarmed people. The Armenians were headed by Andranik Ozanian along with Kevork Chavoush, Sepasdatsi Mourad, Keri, Hrayr Tjokhk, and others.[1]
The Armenian militia resisted for months, and inflicted heavy casualties upon the Ottoman army. A notable Armenian who perished during the fight was Hrayr Tjokhk. As a result, both the Ottomans and the Western powers became wary of the capability of the Armenians to defend their lives and honour.[1]
Footnotes
- ^ a b Template:Am icon Kurdoghlian, Mihran (1996). Hayots Badmoutioun, Volume III. Athens, Greece: Hradaragoutioun Azkayin Ousoumnagan Khorhourti. pp. p. 47.
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