Trebizond Campaign 1916
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 5 February 1916 – 15 April 1916 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1916 | 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 | World War I | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Mehmet Vehip Kaçı, Nikolai Yudenich, Ottoman Empire, Russian Empire | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 41.0053, 39.7211 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Trebizond Campaign, also known as the Battle of Trebizond, was a series of successful Russian naval and land operations that resulted in the capture of Trabzon. It was the logical step after the Erzerum Campaign. Operations began on February 5 and concluded when the Ottoman troops abandoned Trabzon on the night of April 15, 1916.
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