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The Battle of Sardarabad: Armenia's Last Stand
In May 1918, as the Ottoman army advanced on Yerevan, a desperate Armenian force—made up of soldiers, peasants, and priests—stood at Sardarabad and stopped the invasion in its tracks. This episode tells the story of that pivotal battle: how General Movses Silikyan rallied a ragged army, how village women carried ammunition under fire, and how a single line of defense became the foundation for the First Republic of Armenia. We explore the strategic choices, the human cost, and the fragile politics of the Caucasus in the final year of World War I, when the fate of the Armenian people hung by a…
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