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]
| 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 | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 60[1] | 10,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown |
Turkish claims: about 1,000 killed, wounded and captured | ||||||
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.