Back معركة دير الرسل المقدسة Arabic Schlacht um das Heilige-Apostel-Kloster German Μάχη του Μοναστηριού των Αγίων Αποστόλων Greek Bataille du Monastère des Saints Apôtres French Առաքելոց վանքի կռիվ Armenian არაქელოცვანქის მონასტრის ბრძოლა Georgian Битка кај манастирот „Свети Апостоли“ Macedonian Bătălia de la Mănăstirea „Sfinții Apostoli” Romanian Битва за монастырь Святых Апостолов Russian Kutsal Havariler Manastırı Muharebesi Turkish

Battle of Holy Apostles Monastery

Battle of Holy Apostles Monastery

Early 20th century photograph of Holy Apostles Monastery, where the battle took place.
DateNovember 3–27, 1901
Location
Holy Apostles Monastery
Mush, Ottoman Empire
Result Armenian Victory
Belligerents
Armenian Revolutionary Federation Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire
Kurdistan Region Kurdish Volunteers
Commanders and leaders
Andranik Ozanian
Kevork Chavush		 Ottoman Empire Ferikh Pasha
Ottoman Empire Ali Pasha
Strength
22[a] (per Andranik)[1]
30[2]–38[3]		 Ottoman EmpireKurdistan Region 1,200[4]–6,000[5]
Casualties and losses
3 (Ghazar, Haroutiun and Parsegh)[6] Ottoman EmpireKurdistan Region 553 (according to eyewitnesses)[7]
The New York Times report on the battle

The Battle of Holy Apostles Monastery (Armenian: Առաքելոց վանքի կռիվը Ařak'elots vank'i křivë) was an armed conflict between Ottoman Empire forces and Armenian militia at the Holy Apostles (Arakhelots) Monastery near Mush, Ottoman Empire in November 1901.


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  1. ^ The Battle of Holy Apostles' Monastery by Gen. Andranik, wr. Lewon K. Liwlēchean - London, 2008, ISBN 9781903656808 - p.40
  2. ^ Military history: Vol. 12; 1995, Bold and fiercely determined, Andranik Ozanian spent most of his life as a revolutionary for his fellow Armenians, by Antranig Chalabian
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Trotsky was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ The Armenians: history of a genocide, by Yves Ternon - 1990, p. 114
  5. ^ The Battle of Holy Apostles' Monastery by Gen. Andranik, 2008, p. 57
  6. ^ The Battle of Holy Apostles' Monastery by Gen. Andranik, wr. Lewon K. Liwlēchean - London, 2008, ISBN 9781903656808
  7. ^ The Battle of Holy Apostles' Monastery by Gen. Andranik, wr. Lewon K. Liwlēchean - London, 2008, ISBN 9781903656808 - p. 55

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