siege, notable, nineteenth century
Zeitun Rebellion
Zeitun Rebellion was a siege conducted on 12 October 1895 at Süleymanlı, in what is now Turkey; it lasted 4 months. It was part of Q130459577. The recorded result: Armenian victory.
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Record
| Date | 12 October 1895 to 1 February 1896 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Süleymanlı, Turkey 37.876N, 36.833E | |
| Kind | Siege, nineteenth century | |
| Strength | 1,500–6,000 armed militia | 28,000 Ottoman troops; 30,000–35,000 Muslim (Turkish, Kurdish, and Circassian) irregulars; 12 cannons; Total: 58,000–63,000 soldiers |
| Casualties and losses | 2,000 (includes non-combatant Armenians) | 20,000–30,000 soldiers |
Nearest engagements
- First Zeitun Resistance 1862, 0.7 km W
- Battle of Marash 1920, 33 km S
- Siege of Germanicia AD 638, 34 km S
- Battle of Marash AD 953, 34 km S
- Battle of Elbistan 1277, 48 km NE
Elsewhere in 1895
- Battle of Amba Alagi Ethiopia
- Battle of Weihaiwei People's Republic of China
- Battle of Yingkou People's Republic of China
- Battle of Coatit Eritrea
- Battle of Marracuene Mozambique
Zeitun Rebellion 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 Q8068635, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Zeitun rebellion (1895–96), revision 1381101797, 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.