Battle of Alaverdi
| Battle of Alaverdi | |||||||||
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| Part of Armeno-Georgian War | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 First Republic of Armenia |
 Democratic Republic of Georgia | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Drastamat Kanayan |
Varden Tsulukidze | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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3 Infantry Regiments[1] |
2 Infantry Regiments[2] | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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Light[3] |
Heavy[4] | ||||||||
The Battle of Alaverdi was a military battle fought between the 14th and 15 December 1918 between the First Republic of Armenia and the Democratic Republic of Georgia. It occurred following an Armenian breakthrough into the Georgian occupied region of Lori.[5]
Battle
[edit]The Battle Began on the 14th of December 1918 when Armenian troops under the leadership of General Drastamat Kanayan broke the Georgian Defensive lines of Lori, and began a direct assault towards Alaverdi assisted by its local population whom was in open Rebellion Against The Georgians, regularly sabotaging their supply lines and communications which prevented the Georgians from properly coordinating their troops in Alaverdi and also prevented their troops from being supplied with munition, Food and Reinforcements. The Armenian attacks would go on for hours without stop, regularly breaking the Georgian defensive lines and infiltrating inside of the city which completely broke the Georgian morale and defensive capabilities. By the afternoon on The 15th of December the Georgians had lost complete control over the city, and sustained heavy casualties fighting the Armenians whilst losing many cavalry mounts, machine guns and mountain cannons. One of the factors which led to the Georgian defeat, was due to the poor management of General Varden Tsulukidze, whom at the midst of this battle was facing rapid Armenian assaults in the entirety of the Lori region.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ Template:Cite The Republic of Armenia
- ^ Template:Cite The Republic of Armenia
- ^ Template:Cite The Republic of Armenia
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- ^ Hovannisian, Richard G. (1999). The Republic of Armenia. Vol. 1: The first year, 1918-1919. Vol. 1 (4. [Dr.] ed.). Berkeley: Univ. of California Press. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-520-01984-3.
- ^ Hovannisian, Richard G. (1999). The Republic of Armenia. Vol. 1: The first year, 1918-1919. Vol. 1 (4. [Dr.] ed.). Berkeley: Univ. of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-01984-3.
- ^ Antranig, Chalabian (2009). Dro (Drastamat Kanayan): Armenia's First Defense Minister of the Modern Era. Los Angeles: Indo-European Publishing. pp. 116–118.