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Battle of Musa Dagh

Battle of Musa Dagh was a siege conducted in July 1915 at Musa Dagh, in what is now Turkey. It was part of Armenian Genocide, which ran from 1915 to 1923. The recorded result: Armenian victory; Successful Armenian resistance; Eventual rescue of Armenians by the French Navy. Recorded strength: 19,000 (4,000 regular troops and 15,000 fighters) against 600 fighters; 4,000 Armenian civilians.

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FoughtJuly 1915
WhereMusa Dagh, Turkey36.258N, 35.904E
OutcomeArmenian victory; Successful Armenian resistance; Eventual rescue of Armenians by the French Navy
BelligerentsOttoman EmpireagainstArmenians
Casualties and lossesUnknownand18 fighters killed; 12 injured
Part ofArmenian Genocide1915 to 1923

Where it sits in Armenian Genocide

Zeitun Resistance, 1914Shabin-Karahisar Uprising, 1915Battle of Musa Dagh, 1915Defense of Azakh, 1915Urfa Resistance, 191519141915Battle of Musa Dagh, 1915
5 placed engagements of Armenian Genocide in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateJuly 1915 (month precision)
to 12 September 1915
PlaceMusa Dagh, Turkey
36.258N, 35.904E
KindSiege, First World War
Strength19,000 (4,000 regular troops and 15,000 fighters)600 fighters; 4,000 Armenian civilians
Casualties and lossesUnknown18 fighters killed; 12 injured
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Battle of Musa Dagh is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q19831524, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Musa Dagh Resistance, revision 1381716499, 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.