21-29 May 1918: The Battles of Abaran (21-29 May), Sardarabad (22-28 May), & Karakilisa (25-28 May)—The Ottomans moved to exploit the power vacuum left in the Caucasus by the collapse of Tsarist authority & subsequent Soviet withdrawal; Armenian militia paid a step price to repulse the Ottoman advance; Armenia followed Georgia & Azerbaijan by declaring independence on 28 May.
Lest we forget.
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