First Battle of İnönü

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First Battle of İnönü
Part of the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)
Date 9-11 January 1921 Location Near İnönü, Turkey Result Turkish victory
Belligerents
Turkish revolutionaries	Greece
Commanders
İsmet İnönü	Anastasios Papoulas
Strength
1 divisions (15,000) among 2[citation needed]	2 division (30,000) among 3[citation needed]
Casualties and losses
95 killed, 183 wounded [citation needed]	Unknown

Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922) Smyrna (İzmir) - Aydın - 1st İnönü - 2nd İnönü - Sakarya - Dumlupinar

The First Battle of İnönü was the first battle of the in the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922), which is part of Turkish War of Independence. The battle was fought between 9-11 January 1921, near Eskişehir in Anatolia.

[edit] Brief description

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A reconnaissance-in-force by Greek forces under Papoulas against Turkish troops entrenched near the railway station of İnönü commanded by İsmet Pasha. The Turks retreated on 10th and were about to abandon Eskişehir when the Greeks retreated on 11th January.

[edit] Results

The battle was significant politically, as the arguments among the Turkish revolutionaries were concluded in the favor of the institution of a centralized control of the Turkish Army. Also, the prestige gained in the aftermath of the battle helped the revolutionaries to announce the first Teşkilat-ı Esasıye on January 20, 1921. Internationally, the Turkish revolutionaries proved themselves as a military force. The prestige gained in the aftermath of the battle helped revolutionaries to initiate a new round of negotiations with the Russians which ended with the Treaty of Moscow on March 16, 1921.

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