Khetcho
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Khetcho (
Early life
Khetcho was born Khachadur Amirian in 1872 in
Khanasor Expedition
In 1896, during the aftermath of the Defense of Van, the Mazrik tribe had ambushed many of the Armenian defenders of Van as they were retreating into Persia. The Armenian Revolutionary Federation decided to retaliate, resulting in the Khanasor Expedition. Khetcho departed from Persia and participated in the expedition which became his first armed combat mission.[4][5] During the mission, Khetcho met Yeprem Khan, another Armenian Revolutionary who Khetcho eventually collaborated with during the Iranian Constitutional Revolution.[5]
Armeno-Tatar clashes
Thereafter, during the
Iranian Constitutional Revolution
During the
World War I
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In the
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Prior to the start of World War I, Khetcho participated in the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Council meeting in Berlin.[3] Khetcho was then tasked to acquire armaments in order to support self-defense efforts.[11] At the start of the war, he was one of the five Armenian legions formed to enter Ottoman territory forming the Armenian volunteer units under Russian command.[12] During the Van Resistance, Khetcho's unit was among the first to enter and liberate it on May 5, 1915.[13] This was followed by the Russian armies occupation of the city a few days later.[13]
Death
After Van was liberated, Khetcho and his squadron were assigned to assist self-defense efforts in
References
- ^ a b c "Khecho". Ararat. London: Armenian United Association: 46. 1915.
- ^ a b c d e "A Man of Action and a Hero". Ararat. 5 (53): 210–2. Nov 1917.
- ^ a b c d e Tasnapetean, Hrach (1990). History of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, Dashnaktsutiun, 1890-1924 (PDF). Oemme Edizioni. p. 189. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-03.
- ^ ISBN 0963527843.
- ^ ISBN 0813338174.
- ^ ISBN 9785897000265.
- ISBN 978-1940573090.
- ^ Vahagn Avedian. "History of Armenia". Armenica.org. Armenica. p. 276.
- ISBN 9781441194787.
- ^
- ISBN 978-1412848343.
- ISBN 095114362X.
- ^ a b Karapetian, Jack (April 1986). "The Heroic Stance at Van" (PDF). Hye Sharzhoom. 7 (3): 5.
- ^ Walker, Christopher J. "The End of Armenian Taron and Baghesh, 1914–1916" in Armenian Baghesh/Bitlis and Taron/Mush, pp. 191–206.
- ^ ISBN 978-1848855618.
External links
Media related to Khetcho at Wikimedia Commons