Van Resistance facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Van Resistance Van Uprising/Van Ayaklanması Van Resistance/Վանի Հերոսամարտ
Part of the Caucasus Campaign of World War I
Armenian troops holding a defense line against Ottoman forces in the walled city of Van in May 1915.
Date 19 April – 17 May 1915 Location Van, Ottoman Empire Result Ottoman retreat, Armenian victory
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire	Armenian residents of Van
Commanders and leaders
Djevdet Bey Halil Bey Köprülü Kâzım Bey Rafael de Nogales	Aram Manukian
Strength
3rd Army 5,000	1,300
Casualties and losses
	55,000 civilians

Defense of Van

The Siege of Van, Resistance at Van, (Armenian: Վանի Հերոսամարտ Vani Herosamart, Turkish: Van Direnişi) or Van Rebellion, Van Revolt (Turkish: Van İsyanı), Armenian Revolution at Van (Turkish: Van İhtilâli) was a resistance during the World War I against Ottoman Empire.

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