Battle of Halidzor

The Battle of Halidzor was a military conflict that took place in the southern region of Armenia, Syunik, modern city of Kapan.

Battle of Halidzor
Date 4 March 1727 Location Halidzor, modern city of Kapan Result Armenian Victory
Belligerents
Armenians of Syunik	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
David Bek Mkhitar Sparapet Ter Avetis	Turkish generals
Strength
unknown, smaller	20000
Casualties and losses
Unknown:Light	Roughly 13.000

The battle is considered to be as one of the most successful Armenian military battles against the Ottoman Empire, as the battle started the national liberation movements, that would have lasted for the next two centuries.

The Armenians were besieged in the fortress of Halidzor. David Bek, Mkhitar Sparapet and Ter Avetis were the commanders of the Armenians. After 7 days under being besieged, the Armenians organized a successful counter-attack, as a result of which the Turks were forced to retreat.^[1]

Cultural Impact

The Siege of the Fortress had a large cultural impact on the movie industry of the Armenian SSR, and in the Union in overall. The movie "Star of the Hope" released in 1978, and was among the most popular movies of USSR at the time.

See also

• Halidzor_Fortress
• David Bek
• David Bek (opera)

References

1. Chamchian, Mikayel (2005). Hacikyan, Agop J., ed. The Heritage of Armenian Literature From The Eighteenth Century To Modern Times. Detroit: Wayne State Univ Pr. p. 179. ISBN 9780814332214.