What the records say
- When
- Jul 1915 – Aug 1916
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 39.93° N, 32.85° E
- Location
- Bitlis Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
- Outcome
- Russian victory
- Belligerents
- Ottoman Empire, Kurdish tribesmen vs Russian Empire, Armenian volunteer units, Assyrian volunteers
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
Battle of Bitlis
1915–16 battles in the Caucasus Campaign
The Battle of Bitlis refers to a series of engagements in the summer of 1916 for the town of Bitlis and to a lesser extent nearby Muş, between Russian Imperial forces and their Ottoman counterparts. The town was the last stronghold of the Ottoman Empire preventing the Russians from entering Anatolia and Mesopotamia. Part of the battle is known as Battle of Muş
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