Battle of Kovanbaşı

Battle of Kovanbaşı
	Part of the Franco-Turkish War
	; Disposition of the French and Turkish forces during the battle.
Date	10–11 October 1920
Location	Osmaniye
Result	Turkish victory
Belligerents
National Forces	France French Armenian Legion;
Strength
60	10,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Turkish claims:; about 1,000 killed, wounded and captured

The Battle of Kovanbaşı took place between Turkish National Forces and the French Third Republic during the Franco-Turkish War. The battle ended with a Turkish victory on 11 October 1920.^[2]

Background

French interest in the region was sparked by the Sykes-Picot Agreement, signed amidst World War I.

Battle

Battle of Kovanbaşı was the first one of 2 major battles in Osmaniye Province during the Franco-Turkish War.^[3] The battle started on 10 October when French artillery fired several fires against Turkish targets. As a response, Turkish troops marched to the French positions and French forces retreated. Then the French moved their troops in Düziçi to the battlefront in Kovanbaşı but were defeated again. After 8 hours of fighting, all French and Armenian troops in the region retreated to northern Ceyhan with heavy casualties, around 1,000.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Aftermath

After the battle, Battle of Kanlı Geçit was fought in November and resulted in Turkish victory, forcing French to fully retreat from Osmaniye Province.

References

^ Kütükçü, M. "Hatıralarda Osmaniye'nin Kurtuluş Mücadelesi". Tarih Araştırmaları magazine. DergiPark. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b "11 Ekim: Fransızlar Kovanbaşı Savaşı'nı Kaybettiler - Son Dakika Gelişmeleri". ankarahavadis.com.tr/ (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b Çelik, Kemal. "Çukurova'nın İşgali Döneminde, Fransız Propaganda ve Casusluk Faaliyetleri ile Millî Kuvvetlerin Buna Karşı Yayımladığı 1920 Tarihli Yeni Bir Belge". dergipark.org (in Turkish).
^ "Kovanbaşı Muharebesi hangi tarihte gerçekleşmiştir? Ayrıntılı cevabı http://www.eXpressCevap.net'de okuya bilirsiniz!". expresscevap.net. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
^ Demir, Necati. "STORMY DAYS IN ÇUKUROVA AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 20th CENTURY AND FETTAHOĞULLARI". Zeitschrift für die Welt der Türken.

[DergiPark-1] Kütükçü, M. "Hatıralarda Osmaniye'nin Kurtuluş Mücadelesi". Tarih Araştırmaları magazine. DergiPark. Retrieved 19 June 2024.

[:0-2] "11 Ekim: Fransızlar Kovanbaşı Savaşı'nı Kaybettiler - Son Dakika Gelişmeleri". ankarahavadis.com.tr/ (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 October 2020.

[:1-3] Çelik, Kemal. "Çukurova'nın İşgali Döneminde, Fransız Propaganda ve Casusluk Faaliyetleri ile Millî Kuvvetlerin Buna Karşı Yayımladığı 1920 Tarihli Yeni Bir Belge". dergipark.org (in Turkish).

[4] "Kovanbaşı Muharebesi hangi tarihte gerçekleşmiştir? Ayrıntılı cevabı http://www.eXpressCevap.net'de okuya bilirsiniz!". expresscevap.net. Retrieved 19 October 2020.

[5] Demir, Necati. "STORMY DAYS IN ÇUKUROVA AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 20th CENTURY AND FETTAHOĞULLARI". Zeitschrift für die Welt der Türken.

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