Battle of Ardahan 1914
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 25 December 1914 – 18 January 1915 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1914 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | World War I era (1914–1918) | derived from year |
| Location | Turkey | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Caucasus campaign | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Ottoman Empire | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 41.0500, 42.7000 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Ardahan (Turkish: Ardahan Harekâtı; Russian: Битва при Ардагане, Armenian: Արդահանի ճակատամարտ) was fought between 25 December 1914 and 18 January 1915 and was an Ottoman military operation commanded by German Lt. Col. Stange to capture the city of Ardahan and cut the Russian link to Sarikamish–Kars line, supporting the Battle of Sarikamish. By 3 January 1915, Vorontsov-Dashkov achieved a decisive victory over the Ottoman forces at Ardahan.
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