- Battle of Koprukoy
Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Koprukoy
partof=Caucasus Campaign in the Middle Eastern Theatre (World War I )
caption=
date=1916
place=Erzurum
result=Russian victory [Vetluga Memoir: Turkish Prisoner of War in Russia, 1916–18 By Mehmet Arif Olcen - Page 20]
combatant1=flag|Russian Empire|size=25px
combatant2=flag|Ottoman Empire|size=25px
commander1=
commander2=
strength1=60,000
strength2=10,000
casualties1=15,000
casualties2=10,000|The Battle of Koprukoy was part of the
Caucasus Campaign duringWorld War I between the theRussian Empire and theOttoman Empire , and occurred as the Russians were advancing toErzurum . The Russians achieved total surprise and destroyed an Ottoman division that was in winter quarters at Battle of Koprukoy.In the beginning the Russian column advanced towards
Erzurum and encountered Turkish troops outside the city ofKoprukoy onJanuary 14 ,1916 . The Russians immediately launched attacks against the chain of Turkish forts around Koprukoy. Most of the forts were captured by the Russians onJanuary 14 , and the rest of the forts were captured by the Russians onJanuary 15 . The Turks retreated from the town, but were surrounded by Russian troops outside of Koprukoy. After three hours of intense fighting outside of Koprukoy, the Turkish troops surrendered to Russians and the Russians continued their advance on Erzurum.Background
At four o'clock that day, with artillery fire from the 34h Division, the 102nd Regiment captured Sansor Tepe. It was to continue the battle with the 28th Division of the 9th Corps and the 18th and 34th Divisions of the 11th Corps. The 33rd Division was to advance from the south of the
Aras river and then turn north, cross the river, and suddenly attack the Russian front. [Vetluga Memoir: Turkish Prisoner of War in Russia, 1916-18 MA Olcen]References
See also
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Battle of Erzurum (1916)
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