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Battle of Muş
1916 battle between the Russian and Ottoman Empires / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Muş, also known as the Ognot campaign, took place during World War I in the southeastern Anatolian region of the Ottoman Empire (present-day Turkey). One of the commanders involved was Mustafa Kemal, who later became known as Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey.[14] The battle resulted in a Russian victory. After extended fighting, the Russians captured the city of Muş[15] and inflicted heavy casualties on the Ottoman Second Army, nearly destroying it.[3]
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Battle of Muş | |||||||||
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Part of the Caucasus Campaign of World War I | |||||||||
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Strength | |||||||||
Second Army Kurdish Tribesmen 74,000[11]–120,000[12] men |
Russian Caucasus Army Armenian Fedayi 50,000 men | ||||||||
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56,000[12]–60,000 killed, wounded or captured[13][11] | 20,000 killed, wounded and captured |
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