battle, interwar and Second World War
Battle of Surmalu
Battle of Surmalu was a battle fought in 1920 at Iğdır, in what is now Turkey. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Iğdır. It was part of the Turkish–Armenian War. The recorded result: Armenian victory. Recorded strength: 3,000 regulars and 1,000 civilians against Unknown.
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Where it sits in the Turkish–Armenian War
Record
| Date | 1920 (year precision) to 1920 | |
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| Place | Iğdır, Turkey 39.924N, 44.045E | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Territorial change | Turkish forces retreat to the slopes of Ararat | |
| Strength | 3,000 regulars and 1,000 civilians | Unknown |
| Casualties and losses | 130+ killed; In certain areas, fifty percent of Tarkhanian's soldier's were "killed or maimed" | Heavy |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Sardarabad 1918, 21 km NW
- Battle of Vardanakert AD 702, 28 km NE
- Caucasus campaign 1914, 33 km SE
- Battle of Artaxata 68 BC, 43 km E
- Siege of Dvin AD 927, 46 km E
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Sarikamish 29 September 1920
- After: Battle of Kars 30 October 1920
- All 5 engagements of Turkish–Armenian War
Elsewhere in 1920
- Battle of Warsaw Poland
- Battle of Maysalun Syria
- Red Army invasion of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
- Kyiv offensive Ukraine
- Red Army invasion of Armenia Armenia
Battle of Surmalu is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 687 in present-day Turkey.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q131299141, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Surmalu, revision 1372809770, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.