Battle of Binagadi
The battle of Binagadi lasted from August 26, 1918 to September 1, 1918.During the battle, Azerbaijani troops captured hills 311 and 364 near the Binagadi.This battle is part of
Ottoman artillery bombarding the city.
Date | 26 August 1918 – 1 September 1918 |
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Location | |
Result | Ottoman-Azerbaijani victory |
Azerbaijan
Centrocaspian Dictatorship
Dashnaktsutyun
United Kingdom
White Russians
Russian SFSR
General Dokuchaev[1]
Colonel Avetisov
Hamazasp Srvandztyan[2]
The Battle of Binagadi (
Background
In 1917, the Russian Caucasus Front collapsed following the abdication of the Tsar. On 9 March 1917, the
On 10 February 1918, the Sejm gathered and made the decision to establish independence. On 24 February 1918, the Sejm proclaimed the Transcaucasia as independent under the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic.[6]
On 3 March 1918, the Grand Vizier
On 9 March 1918, the arrest of General Talyshinski, the commander of the Azerbaijani division, and some of its officers all of whom arrived in Baku increased the anti-Soviet feelings among the city's Azerbaijani population. On 30 March, based on the unfounded report that the Azerbaijani (Muslim) crew of the ship Evelina was armed and ready to revolt against the Soviet, the Soviet disarmed the crew who tried to resist.[8][9] The three days of inter-ethnic warfare referred to as the March Days, which resulted in the massacre of up to 12,000 Azerbaijanis by the Bolsheviks and armed Armenian units in the city of Baku and other locations in the Baku Governorate. The March events, beyond the violent three-day period, touched off a series of massacres all over Azerbaijan.[10]
In May 1918, Azerbaijan declared its independence. At that time, the main goal of the state was to liberate Baku. The Ottoman Empire helped him in this. In June 1918, military operations began for Baku.[11]
Battle
Battle of Binagadi was important part of Battle of Baku. The main purpose of the battle was to capture the hills 311 and 364 near the village of Binagadi.[12]
In the battle that began on August 26, the 13th Infantry Regiment captured Hill 364. Hill 311 could not be captured. On August 27, Centrocaspian Dictatorship tried to recapture Hill 364, but failed. After a while, the hill 311 was captured by Azerbaijanis. In addition to Binagadi village, Digah and Mohammadi villages were also taken over by Azerbaijanis.[13]
Aftermath
After the battle, General Lionel Dunsterville declared that "no force on earth can take Baku from the Turks." Thus, in the north of Baku, the Centrocaspian Dictatorship was pushed back to the heights of Bilajari, and important positions were taken for the organization of a decisive attack for the liberation of Baku.[14]
See also
References
Footnotes
- ^ "Lionel Dunsterville Diary". www.gwpda.org.
- ^ Anastas Mikoyan. Так было. Moscow: Vagrius, 1999; Ch. 2.
- ^ Yale, William (1968) Near East: A Modern History p. 247
- ISBN 0-521-26310-7. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
- ^ Robert M. Slusser and Jan F. Triska (1959), A Calendar of Soviet Treaties, 1917–1957 (Stanford University Press), p. 2.
- ^ Kazemzadeh 1951, p. 103
- ^ Kazemzadeh 1951, p. 87
- ^ Kazemzadeh 1951, p. 70
- ^ Документы об истории гражданской войны в С.С.С.Р., Vol. 1, pp. 282–283.
- ^ Kazemzadeh 1951, p. 73
- ^ Balmain Mowat, Robert. A History of European Diplomacy, 1914-1925. Longmans: Green & Company. p. 203.
- ^ Süleymanov, Mehman (2014). Nuru paşa və silahdaşları. Baku. p. 111.
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- ^ Azərbaycan Xalq Cümhuriyyəti Ensiklopediyası 2 cilddə. I cild. Bakıː Lider nəşriyyatı, 2004, s.255-256
Works cited
- Kazemzadeh, Firuz (1951). Struggle For Transcaucasia (1917–1921). New York Philosophical Library.