Battle of Nakhchivan (1919)
The Battle of Nakhchivan was a battle that took place in Nakhchivan, during the Aras War. It was fought by the troops of the First Republic of Armenia, and troops of the Republic of Aras. The battle would be the decisive factor to the capitulation of the Republic of Aras, and it's annexation by Armenia.[1][2]
| Battle of Nakhchivan (1919) | |||||||||
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| Part of Aras War | |||||||||
 Dro and his troops in Nakhchivan | |||||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||||
 Armenia |
 Republic of ArasSupported by  Ankara Governmant[3] | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Drastamat Kanayan Andranik Ozanyan [citation needed] |
Jafargulu Khan Nakhchivanski Kalb Ali Khan Nakhichevanskiy | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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18000[4] |
6000[5] | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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Light[5] |
Heavy[5] | ||||||||
  Nakhchivan Location within Azerbaijan | |||||||||
The Armenian Offensive
[edit]The Armenian Offensive towards the city of Nakhchivan began in early June, as they advanced from south-western Kangarli with their highly moralised and professionally trained force of 18.000 Armenian infantrymen under the command of Drastamat Kanayan and Andranik Ozanian.[2] The Armenians swiftly marched through the south of the Nakhchivan region in order to reach the city, following the railway within the region and defeating numerous smaller units of the Aras army, usually numbering armies in the one thousands composing of ethnic Azerbaijanis.[2] The Armenian army would reach the city of Nakhchivan by mid-June, attacking it in well organised hit and run attacks before beginning a direct march into the city with 18.000 Armenian infantrymen.[6] The smaller Azerbaijani army stood little to no chance against the much larger and better trained Armenian one, and within only days of fighting the Azerbaijanis were forced to surrender, as the city would effectively be in Armenian hands following the battle.[2][6][7]
Aftermath
[edit]Following the battle, Drastamat Kanayan met with Kalb Ali Khan Nakhichevanskiy in the city, where they would negotiate the terms for the capitulation of the Republic of Aras.[8] The negotiations would result in the direct annexation of all territories held by the Republic of Aras, these territories were entirely the region of Nakhchivan, this would also mark the quelling of the Muslim uprisings in Armenia.[9][10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Andrew Andersen". www.conflicts.rem33.com. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- ^ a b c d Hovannisian, Richard G. (1971). The Republic of Armenia: The First Year, 1918-1919. Vol. 1. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0520019843.
- ^ Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ve Nahçivan. Vol. 2. Ankara. 2003. p. 1130.
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New Republicswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c Hovannisian, Richard G. (1982). The Republic of Armenia: From Versailles to London, 1919–1920. Vol. 2. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0520041868.
- ^ a b Virabyan, V. H. (2011). "Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն 1918-1920 թթ" (PDF).
- ^ Tsutsiev, Arthur (2014). "Atlas of the Ethno-Political History of the Caucasus" (PDF).
- ^ "New Republics in the Caucasus: Armenia, Azerbaidjan, and Georgia: Their Mutual Relations and Their Present Status". Current History. 11 (3): 491–498. 1920. ISSN 2641-080X. JSTOR 45325199.
- ^ Hovannisian, Richard G. (1971). The Republic of Armenia: The First Year, 1918-1919. Vol. 1. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0520019843.
- ^ admina (2017-08-19). "The Muslim Revolts in Armenia in 1919-1920". Aniarc. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
- ^ "Հայաստանի վարչական բաժանումները 1918-1922 թվականներին". CIVILNET (in Armenian). 2019-01-03. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
