Caucasus campaign
November 2, 1914 – October 30, 1918 · Erzurum
The war between the Russian and Ottoman empires in eastern Anatolia and the Caucasus: Enver Pasha's winter offensive failed at Sarikamish, the Russians took Erzurum, Trabzon and Erzincan in 1916, and after the revolution the Ottomans regained the lost provinces and Kars and Batum in 1918.
Allies
Central Powers
Other
Strength and losses
- Strength
- 350,000–1,000,000
- Casualties
- 5,000
Ottoman Empire Casualties 300,000–350,000
Units
Islamic Army of the Caucasus
Ninth Army (Ottoman Empire)
Second Army (Ottoman Empire)
Third Army (Ottoman Empire)
I Caucasian Corps (Ottoman Empire)
II Caucasian Corps (Ottoman Empire)
IX Corps (Ottoman Empire)
X Corps (Ottoman Empire)
XI Corps (Ottoman Empire)
1st Infantry Division (Ottoman Empire)
38th Infantry Division (Ottoman Empire)
Battles and events 16
- Battle of Sarikamish December 22, 1914 – January 17, 1915 · Russian victory
- Battle of Ardahan December 25, 1914 – January 18, 1915 · Russian victory
- Battle of Manzikert (1915) 1915 · Ottoman victory
- Defense of Van (1915) April 19 – May 17, 1915 · Russo-Armenian victory
- Battle of Kara Killisse (1915) July 27–31, 1915 · Russian victory
- Erzurum offensive January 10 – February 16, 1916 · Russian victoryFull results
- Battle of Koprukoy January 10–19, 1916 · Russian victory
- Battle of Erzincan July 2–25, 1916 · Russian victory
- Armistice of Erzincan December 18, 1917
- Treaty of Brest-Litovsk March 3, 1918
- Trebizond Peace Conference March 14 – April 14, 1918
- Battle of Abaran May 21–29, 1918 · Armenian victory
- Battle of Karakilisa May 25–28, 1918 · Ottoman victory
- Treaty of Batum June 4, 1918
- Battle of Goychay July 1, 1918 · Ottoman–Azerbaijani victory
- German Caucasus expedition October 1918 · Inconclusive
Before and after
- Ended by
- Armistice of Mudros October 30, 1918
