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The 1918 Battle of Sardarabad: Armenia's Last Stand
In May 1918, as the Ottoman army advanced on Yerevan, a ragtag Armenian force — including fedayee fighters, villagers, and a few thousand regular troops — made a desperate stand at Sardarabad. This episode tells the story of that battle: the leadership of General Movses Silikyan and Aram Manukian, the role of the Dashnaktsutyun and the khumb units, the strategic miscalculations of the Ottoman command, and how a victory against overwhelming odds secured a brief window of independence for the First Republic of Armenia. We explore the battle's place in Armenian collective memory, its…
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