Battle of Kovanbaşı | |||||||
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Part of the Franco-Turkish War | |||||||
Disposition of the French and Turkish forces during the battle. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
National Forces | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Kâzım Karabekir | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
60[ citation needed] | 10,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
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. [1]
French interest in the region was sparked by the Sykes-Picot Agreement, signed amidst World War I.
Battle of Kovanbaşı was the first one of 2 major battles in Osmaniye Province during the Franco-Turkish War. [2] The battle started on 10 October when French artillery fired several fires against Turkish targets. As a respond, Turkish troops marched to the French positions and French forces retreated. Then French moved their troops in Düziçi to the battlefront in Kovanbaşı but was defeated again. After 8 hours of fighting, all French and Armenian troops in region retreated to northern Ceyhan with heavy casualties, around 1,000. [1] [2] [3] [4]
After the battle, Battle of Kanlı Geçit was fought in November and resulted in Turkish victory, forcing French to fully retreat from Osmaniye Province.