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Title: The Times history of the war
Year: 1914 (1910s)
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Subjects: Times history of the war Times history and encyclopaedia of the war World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: London
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
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ed, and so longas a good portion of the road between Erzerumand Trebizond was in the hands of the enemythe situation could not bo regarded withcomplacency, especially in view of largeTurkish reinforcements. The captiu-e ofBaiburt and Gumushkhane, 60 and 100 milesw(;st of Erzerum respectively, was the firstessential thing, and this was now taken inhand. The Turks, however, were the first to assumethe offensive, and that in a slightly differentdirection. The road from Erzeriun runs duowest till near Ashkiila, about 30 miles off,and then forks, one route going north-eastacross the inoiiritains to J3aiburt and Garnush-kliurie, tlie oiAicr continuing westward downthe valley of the Kara Su, or Phrat, or Westernl)uj)hiatia,ibekr.Korgfitfiil of thcii- previous statennnl (liii,( i270 Till: TiMns fiisT()ii\ or iiih: win.
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FORT OUTSIDE THE CITY OF VAN. Erzeriim was an open town and had notthe least military value, the Turks nowdeclared that it was the key to the situation ;that it must be retaken at all costs, and theRussians thrown back across the frontier.The Russians, as already stated, had takenAshkala, and their outposts were at Mama-khatun. On May 11 fighting was reported to thesouth-east of Mamakhatun and south of theTusla river, the Turks claiming tlie victory.Two days later the Russian bulletin statedthat : In the direction of Erzinjan detach-ments of our regular troops, in conjunctionwith our territorial reserves, following a merci-iess night attack, powerfully organized by theenemy, on the lofty range which dominatesthe whole adjoining region, took prisoners30 officers and 365 solcUers of the Turkishinfantry. Our troops forming the advancedguard easily gained the better of the enemyoffensive in the region of Mamakhatim, half-way between Erzermn and Erzinjan. Buton the following day it was adm

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