The Battle of Holy Apostles Monastery was an armed conflict between Ottoman Empire forces and Armenian militia at the Holy Apostles Monastery near Mush, Ottoman Empire in November 1901.
Early 20th century photograph of Holy Apostles Monastery, where the battle took place.
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Andranik Ozanian, commonly known as General Andranik or simply Andranik, was an Armenian military commander and statesman, widely regarded as the preeminent fedayi and a seminal figure of the Armenian
Battle of Holy Apostles Monastery
…as fedayee, who used the mountains as safe havens and as areas for political agitation. In 1899 several Armenian fedayee commanders were killed, and Andranik Ozanian was given the leadership of all such groups within the Sasun district of Bitlis Vilayet. Under Andranik's command were thirty-eight villages. In November…
General Andranik Ozanian, wearing his uniform and medals with a papakha hat
Andranik as the commander of the first Armenian volunteer battalion
The extent of the Russian occupation of Turkish Armenia during World War I, 1916