| Battle of Dilman | |||||||
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| Part of Persian Campaign (World War I) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Russian Empire | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| General Nazarbekov Andranik |
Halil Pasha | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 10 battalions of Russian Caucasus Army 1 battalion of Armenian volunteer units |
10-12 battalion & Kurdish Militia (tribesman) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| ? | |||||||
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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.[1] 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.