Battle of Erzinjan

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Battle of Erzinjan Эрзинджанское сражение
Date 2 July - 25 July 1916 Location Erzincan, Western Armenia Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire	Ottoman Empire
Commanders
Nikolai Yudenich	Vehip Pasha
Strength
Russian Caucasus Army	Third Army
Casualties and losses
?	17,000 killed 17,000 captured

v • d • e Caucasus Campaign Bergmann Offensive – Sarikamis – Persian Campaign– Van – Manzikert – Kara Killisse – Erzerum Campaign – Trebizond – Bitlis – Erzinjan – Sardarapat – Abaran – Karakilisa – Baku

The Battle of Erzinjan (Russian: 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.^[1]

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