Battle of Erzinjan

Battle of Erzinjan

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Erzinjan
Эрзинджанское сражение


caption=
date=2 July - 25 July, 1916
place=Erzincan, Western Armenia
result=Russian victory
combatant1=flag|Russian Empire|size=25px
combatant2=flag|Ottoman Empire|size=25px
commander1=Nikolai Yudenich
commander2=Vehip Pasha
strength1=Russian Caucasus Army
strength2=Third Army
casualties1=?
casualties2=17,000 killed
17,000 captured

The Battle of Erzinjan ( _ru. Эрзинджанское сражение) was a Russian victory over the Ottoman Empire during the First World War.

In February 1916, Yudenich had taken the cities of Erzurum and Trebizond. Trebizond had provided the Russians with a port to receive reinforcements in the Caucasus. Enver, ordered the Third Army, now under Vehip Pasha to retake Trebizond. Vehip's attack failed and General Yudenich counterattacked on July 2. The Russian attack hit the Turkish communications center of Erzincan forcing Vehip's troops to retreat as well as losing many POWs. As a result the Third Army was rendered ineffective for the rest of the year. [cite book
last = Eggenberger
first = David
author link =
title =An Encyclopedia of Battles: Accounts of Over 1,560 Battles from 1479 b.c. to the Present
publisher = Courier Dover Publications
year =1985
location =
pages = p.137
isbn = 0486249131]

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