Battle of Alexandropol

The Battle of Alexandropol was a conflict between the First Republic of Armenia and Turkish Revolutionaries of the Turkish National Movement which was on November 7, 1920 at Alexandropol.

Battle of Alexandropol
Part of Turkish-Armenian War
Date November 7, 1920 Location Alexandropol (today Gyumri, Armenia) Result Turkish victory Treaty of Alexandropol
Belligerents
Armenia	Ankara Government
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Kâzım Karabekir

Background

Main article: Turkish-Armenian War

The Turkish-Armenian War was a conflict fought between the Republic of Armenia and Turkish Revolutionaries of the Turkish National Movement which lasted from 24 September to 2 December 1920 and largely took place in present-day northeastern Turkey and northwestern Armenia.^[1]

Active Stage

On October 24, Karabekir's forces launched a massive campaign on Kars. Rather than fighting for the city, the Armenians abandoned Kars which by October 30 came under full Turkish control. Alexandropol was occupied by Turkish troops on November 7. Treaty of Kars.^[2]

Results

See also: Treaty of Alexandropol

The Treaty of Alexandropol was a peace treaty between the Democratic Republic of Armenia and TBMM ending the Turkish-Armenian War, before declaration of the Republic of Turkey on December 2, 1920. Armenian was forced to renounce the Treaty of Sèvres and cede over 50% of her claimed territory to Turkey.^[3]

References

1. Şekeryan, Ari (2018). "Rethinking the Turkish-Armenian War in the Caucasus: The Position of Ottoman Armenians". War in History. 27: 81–105. doi:10.1177/0968344517747140. S2CID 165359111.
2. ULCHENKO, Dr. Natalia Yu. (2015). "A GLIMPSE OF HISTORY: HOW THE TREATY OF KARS WAS SIGNED (MARCH THROUGH OCTOBER, 1921)". Review of Armenian Studies. 32: 199–208.
3. HASANLI, Cemil (September 2021). "Political, Social and Diplomatic Relations Between Republic of Turkey and Azerbaijan and Soviet Russia". Turkish Foreign Policy During Ataturk's Era 1920-1938: Caucasia, Balkans, Middle East From Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Aspects. Istanbul - Turkey: Istanbul University Press. pp. 161–212. ISBN 9786050707847.