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First Zeitun Resistance

First Zeitun Resistance was a siege conducted on 2 August 1862 at Süleymanlı, in what is now Turkey. It was part of Armenian national movement. The recorded result: Armenian victory; Ottoman troops pillage Alabaş; Ottoman troops withdraw from the region. Recorded strength: 5,000 against 40,000.

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First Zeitun Resistance
Vasily Khudiakov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought2 August 1862
WhereSüleymanlı, Turkey37.877N, 36.825E
OutcomeArmenian victory; Ottoman troops pillage Alabaş; Ottoman troops withdraw from the region
BelligerentsArmenian fedayeesagainstOttoman Empire; Kurdish troops; Circassian troops
Casualties and lossesLess than 350andHeavy, at least 10,000
Part ofArmenian national movement

Record

Date2 August 1862
PlaceSüleymanlı, Turkey
37.877N, 36.825E
KindSiege, nineteenth century
Strength5,00040,000
Casualties and lossesLess than 350Heavy, at least 10,000
Commanders
  • Marash
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First Zeitun Resistance is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q27988572, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article First Zeitun Resistance, revision 1374327282, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.