Battle of Abaran
The Battle of Abaran (Բաշ Աբարանի ճակատամարտ) was fought at Abaran (Bashar Abaran) on May 21-23, 1918, between Volunteer Armenian units belonging to the Russian army and the Ottoman army during the Caucasus Campaign during the First World War. >
On May 21, 1918, the Turks attacked the heavily-occupied Armenians of the Abaran region and for three days continuously attacked. However, the decisive defense of the Armenians, commanded by Drastamata Kanajana, forced the Turkish army to retreat. The victory of the volunteers made possible the emergence of the Democratic Republic of Armenia.
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