Battle of Kovanbaşı

Battle of Kovanbaşı
	Part of the Franco-Turkish War
	; Disposition of the French and Turkish forces during the battle.
Date	10–11 October 1920
Location	Osmaniye
Result	Turkish victory
Belligerents
National Forces	French Third Republic French Armenian Legion;
Casualties and losses
	about 1000 killed, wounded and captured

The Battle of Kovanbaşı was a battle 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]

Background[]

French interest in the region 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.^[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 1000.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

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[]

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[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "11 Ekim: Fransızlar Kovanbaşı Savaşı'nı Kaybettiler - Son Dakika Gelişmeleri" (in tr). https://www.ankarahavadis.com.tr/milli-mucadelenin-100-yili/11-ekim-fransizlar-kovanbasi-savasini-kaybettiler-h14810.html.

[:1-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Çelik, Kemal. "Çukurova'nın İşgali Döneminde, Fransız Propaganda ve Casusluk Faaliyetleri ile Millî Kuvvetlerin Buna Karşı Yayımladığı 1920 Tarihli Yeni Bir Belge" (in tr). https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/74015.

[3] "Kovanbaşı Muharebesi hangi tarihte gerçekleşmiştir? Ayrıntılı cevabı http://www.eXpressCevap.net'de okuya bilirsiniz!". http://www.expresscevap.net/kovanbasi-muharebesi-hangi-tarihte-gerceklesmistir-507490.html.

[4] Demir, Necati. "STORMY DAYS IN ÇUKUROVA AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 20th CENTURY AND FETTAHOĞULLARI". http://www.dieweltdertuerken.org/index.php/ZfWT/article/download/207/dem_necati.

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