Talk:Battle of Bitlis

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I cannot find this battle in google books. I only found other battle of Bitlis's:

McMeekin refers to another "Battle of Bitlis" which took place in 1914,^[1] Fatih Ünal calles this "battle" "Bitlis Rebellion" or "Molla Selim (Mullah Selim) Rebellion"^[2]

Erickson refers to another "Battle of Bitlis" which was engaged by the 1st Expeditionary Force.^[3]

Both battle are not same as the "Battle of Bitlis" explained in this article.

Sources

^ Sean McMeekin, The Berlin-Baghdad Express: The Ottoman Empire and Germany's Bid for World Power, Harvard University Press, 2010, ISBN 9780674057395, p. 243.
^ Fatih Ünal, "Reflections of the Second Proclamation of the Ottoman Parliamentary System on Eastern Anatolia and Its Effect on the Armenian-Kurdish Relations", Review of Armenian Studies, Number 10, Volume 4 - 2006.
^ Edward J. Erickson, Ottoman Army effectiveness in World War I: A Comparative Study, Taylor & Francis, 2007, ISBN 9780415770996, p. 67.

Results

Per the Milhist infobox template, results should be simply x victory or inconclusive. Additional statements should be included in the article body, not the infobox. I simplified the results to match this, but after reading the article itself, I am not entirely clear that this was an Ottoman victory. Perhaps it would be better to write inconclusive? Annwfwn (talk) 18:02, 20 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Sean McMeekin, The Berlin-Baghdad Express: The Ottoman Empire and Germany's Bid for World Power, Harvard University Press, 2010, ISBN 9780674057395, p. 243.

[2] Fatih Ünal, "Reflections of the Second Proclamation of the Ottoman Parliamentary System on Eastern Anatolia and Its Effect on the Armenian-Kurdish Relations", Review of Armenian Studies, Number 10, Volume 4 - 2006.

[3] Edward J. Erickson, Ottoman Army effectiveness in World War I: A Comparative Study, Taylor & Francis, 2007, ISBN 9780415770996, p. 67.

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