Draft:Battle of Ayrum

Battle of Ayrum
	Part of Armeno-Georgian War
Date	16 – 17 December 1918
Location	Ayrum
Result	Armenian victory
Territorial; changes	Armenia seized Ayurum
Belligerents
Georgia	Armenia
Commanders and leaders
Giorgi Mazniashvili	Drastamat Kanayan
Strength
500	14 infinity Comparisons
Casualties and losses
300 200 prisoners	None

The Battle of Ayrum was a military battle fought between the First Republic of Armenia and the Democratic Republic of Georgia on 16 December 1918, it began following an Armenian breakthrough into Lori.

Background

In May 1918, towards the end of World War I, Armenia and Georgia both declared their independence, dissolving the short-lived union between them. Both Georgia and Armenia claimed Lori and Akhalkalaki, both of which were populated primarily by Armenians. The border dispute turned into an open Military conflict on 7 December 1918.

Battle

Due to the Georgian People's Guard's poor resistance, they had greatly endangered the position of Georgian troops in Ayrum. General Drastamat Kanayan acknowledged this, and on 16 December began a surprise attack on the town during the night, the Armenians were able to catch the Georgians off guard whilst most of their troops were sleeping which allowed them to storm into the town from numerous positions. The Armenians used grenades to blow up the bridges which prevented the Georgians from escaping as this resulted in an devastation of the entire Georgian garrison in Ayrum, as five hundred Georgians which was their entire Ayrum garrison was either killed or taken prisoner.

References

^ The Republic of Armenia Volume 1 Hovannisian, Richard G (1971). Republic of Armenia: The First Year, 1918-1919. Vol. 1.. Berkeley: University of California Press.. pp. 111–113. ISBN 978-0520019843
^ The Republic of Armenia Volume 2 Hovannisian, Richard G (1971). Republic of Armenia: The First Year, 1918-1919. Vol. 1.. Berkeley: University of California Press.. pp. 111–113. ISBN 978-0520019843
^ The Republic of Armenia Volume 1 Hovannisian, Richard G (1971). Republic of Armenia: The First Year, 1918-1919. Vol. 1.. Berkeley: University of California Press.. pp. 111–113. ISBN 978-0520019843
^ The Republic of Armenia Volume 2 Hovannisian, Richard G (1971). Republic of Armenia: The First Year, 1918-1919. Vol. 1.. Berkeley: University of California Press.. pp. 111–113. ISBN 978-0520019843
^ The Republic of Armenia Volume 1 Hovannisian, Richard G (1971). Republic of Armenia: The First Year, 1918-1919. Vol. 1.. Berkeley: University of California Press.. pp. 111–113. ISBN 978-0520019843}}

[1] The Republic of Armenia Volume 1 Hovannisian, Richard G (1971). Republic of Armenia: The First Year, 1918-1919. Vol. 1.. Berkeley: University of California Press.. pp. 111–113. ISBN 978-0520019843

[2] The Republic of Armenia Volume 2 Hovannisian, Richard G (1971). Republic of Armenia: The First Year, 1918-1919. Vol. 1.. Berkeley: University of California Press.. pp. 111–113. ISBN 978-0520019843

[3] The Republic of Armenia Volume 1 Hovannisian, Richard G (1971). Republic of Armenia: The First Year, 1918-1919. Vol. 1.. Berkeley: University of California Press.. pp. 111–113. ISBN 978-0520019843

[4] The Republic of Armenia Volume 2 Hovannisian, Richard G (1971). Republic of Armenia: The First Year, 1918-1919. Vol. 1.. Berkeley: University of California Press.. pp. 111–113. ISBN 978-0520019843

[5] The Republic of Armenia Volume 1 Hovannisian, Richard G (1971). Republic of Armenia: The First Year, 1918-1919. Vol. 1.. Berkeley: University of California Press.. pp. 111–113. ISBN 978-0520019843}}

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