Battle of Dilman
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The Battle of Dilman (April 15, 1915) was a battle fought at Dilman between the Russian Empire
and the Ottoman Empire
which resulted in a Russian victory under Tovmas Nazarbekian
. Apart from the Armenian officers who served under Tovmas Nazarbekian
's battalions of the Russian Caucasus Army, the Armenians
also ran a volunteer battalion under the leadership of the commander Andranik.
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
and the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
which resulted in a Russian victory under Tovmas Nazarbekian
Tovmas Nazarbekian
Tovmas Nazarbekian, commonly known as General Nazarbekov , was an Armenian general in the Russian Caucasus Army that appointed as the governor of the Administration for Western Armenia and later promoted to commander-in-chief of Democratic Republic of Armenia.He was born to a wealthy Russianized...
. Apart from the Armenian officers who served under Tovmas Nazarbekian
Tovmas Nazarbekian
Tovmas Nazarbekian, commonly known as General Nazarbekov , was an Armenian general in the Russian Caucasus Army that appointed as the governor of the Administration for Western Armenia and later promoted to commander-in-chief of Democratic Republic of Armenia.He was born to a wealthy Russianized...
's battalions of the Russian Caucasus Army, the Armenians
Armenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
also ran a volunteer battalion under the leadership of the commander Andranik.