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commander, 12 engagements

Battles of Kâzım Karabekir

Battles of Kâzım Karabekir

Turkish general and statesperson (1882–1948)

Kâzım Karabekir is recorded as a commander at 12 placed engagements in the atlas between 1914 and 1921: 10 battles and 2 campaigns across 6 present-day countries, most in Turkey (4), Armenia (3), Iraq (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 4,157 km apart end to end, 378 km between engagements on average. Most belong to World War I (5), Turkish–Armenian War (5), Russian Civil War (1).

Second Battle of KutBattle of OltuBattle of SarikamishBattle of SurmaluBattle of KarsBattle of AlexandropolBattle of BatumiMesopotamian campaignPersian CampaignBattle of KarakilisaBattle of SardarabadRed Army invasion of GeorgiaMesopotamian campaignPersian CampaignBattle of KarakilisaBattle of SardarabadRed Army invasion of GeorgiaBaghdadTel AvivAleppoDamascusBeirutIsfahanTbilisiAshgabatTabrizMosul500 km37.080N, 46.529E
12 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1914: 2 engagements1917: 1 engagements1918: 2 engagements1920: 5 engagements5 in 19201921: 2 engagements19141921
12 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Mesopotamian campaign, 1914Persian Campaign, 1914Second Battle of Kut, 1917Battle of Karakilisa, 1918Battle of Sardarabad, 1918Battle of Oltu, 1920Battle of Sarikamish, 1920Battle of Surmalu, 1920Battle of Kars, 1920Battle of Alexandropol, 1920Red Army invasion of Georgia, 1921Battle of Batumi, 192119141921
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 4

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1914Mesopotamian campaignMesopotamia, IraqAllied victory
1914Persian CampaignQajar Iran, Iran757 km EAllied victory; British control of Persia; Armistice of...
1917Second Battle of KutKut, Iraq625 km SWBritish Empire victory
1918Battle of KarakilisaVanadzor, Armenia929 km NTactical Ottoman victory; Strategic Armenian victory as...
22 May 1918Battle of SardarabadSardarapat, Armenia91 km SWArmenian victory
1920Battle of OltuOltu, Turkey173 km WFirst battle: Armenian victory; Second Battle: Turkish...
29 September 1920Battle of SarikamishSarıkamış, Turkey54 km SETurkish victory
1920Battle of SurmaluIğdır, Turkey133 km EArmenian victory
30 October 1920Battle of KarsKars, Turkey111 km NWTurkish victory; Turkish capture of Kars leading to...
1920Battle of AlexandropolGyumri, Armenia65 km ETurkish victory; Treaty of Alexandropol
1921Red Army invasion of GeorgiaSouth Caucasus, Azerbaijan513 km ESoviet victory
1921Battle of BatumiBatumi, Georgia706 km WGeorgian victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.