Battle of Ayrum 2
| Battle of Ayrum | |||||||
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| Part of Armeno-Georgian War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 First Republic of Armenia |
 Democratic Republic of Georgia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Drastamat Kanayan |
Giorgi Mazniashvili | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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14 Infantry Companies[3] |
500 soldiers[4] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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None[5] |
300 Killed[6] | ||||||
The Battle of Ayrum was a military battle fought between the First Republic of Armenia and the Democratic Republic of Georgia on 16 December 1918. It began following an Armenian breakthrough into Lori.
Battle
Due to the Georgian People's Guard's poor resistance, they had greatly endangered the position of Georgian troops in Ayrum. General Drastamat Kanayan acknowledged this, and on 16 December began a surprise attack on the town during the night. The Armenians were able to catch the Georgians off guard whilst most of their troops were sleeping, which allowed them to storm into the town from numerous positions. The Armenians used grenades to blow up the bridges, which prevented the Georgians from escaping, as this resulted in the devastation of the entire Georgian garrison in Ayrum; five hundred Georgians, which was their entire Ayrum garrison, were either killed or taken prisoner.[7][8]
References
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- ↑ Hovannisian, Richard G (1971). *Republic of Armenia: The First Year, 1918-1919*. Vol. 1. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0520019843 Search this book on
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- ↑ http://shsu.am/media/journal/2013n2b/8.pdf
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