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Battle of Bitlis
Part of Caucasus Campaign (World War I)
Date July - 1915 and ? February - 8 August 1916 Location Bitlis, Turkey Result Russian victory
Combatants
Image:Russian Empire 1914 17.svg Russian Empire	Image:Ottoman Flag.svg Ottoman Empire
Commanders
General Oganovski	Ali Çetinkaya, Mustafa Kemal
Strength
Russian Caucasus Army	Third Army, Ottoman

Caucasus Campaign
Sarikamis – Malazgirt – Van – Koprukoy – Erzurum – Erzincan – Bitlis – Kara Killisse – Sardarapat – Bash Abaran

Battle of Bitlis was battle between Russian Empire and Ottoman Empire during the Caucasus Campaign (World War I). The first conflict was on July - 1915 which the Ottoman forces hold on the city. The second conflict began on ? February - 3 March 1916 which ended with Russian forces capturing the city. The city was the last defense point for the Ottoman Army to prevent the Russians moving central Anatolia and Iraq. After the capture, Ottoman Army asked Mustafa Kemal to organize the defense in the region. The forces under Mustafa Kemals control build a resistance between 1 - 8 August 1916, which 9 August the region was recaptured.