Battle of Marash

The Battle of Marash, also called the Marash Affair, took place in the early winter of 1920 between the French forces occupying the city of Maraş in the Ottoman Empire and the Turkish National Forces linked to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. It was the first major battle of the Turkish War of Independence, and the three-week-long engagement in the city ultimately forced the French to abandon and retreat from Marash and resulted in a Turkish massacre of Armenian refugees who had just been repatriated to the city following the Armenian Genocide.

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1920  Wikidata
battle, Ottoman Empire, 

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Location: 37.5848, 36.926, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1920 Battle of Marash

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638 Siege of Germanicia

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778 Battle of Germanicia

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953 Battle of Marash

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1161 Battle of Marash

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1200	Gurgum		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	638	Siege of Germanicia	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	778	Battle of Germanicia	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	953	Battle of Marash	Byzantine Empire, Aleppo, Hamdanid dynasty, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1161	Battle of Marash	battle, Zengid dynasty, Principality of Antioch	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1920	Battle of Marash	battle	Wikidata
site	fort		Antik Kale, Onikişubat	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Lolaz Castle	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Maraş Castle	fortress, building	Wikidata

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