| Conflict: | Battle of Alexandropol |
| Partof: | Turkish-Armenian War |
| Date: | November 7, 1920 |
| Place: | Alexandropol (today Gyumri, Armenia) |
| Result: | Turkish victory |
| Combatant2: | Ankara Government |
| Commander2: | Kâzım Karabekir |
The Battle of Alexandropol was a conflict between the First Republic of Armenia and Turkish Revolutionaries of the Turkish National Movement which was on November 7, 1920 at Alexandropol.
See main article: Turkish-Armenian War. The Turkish-Armenian War was a conflict fought between the Republic of Armenia and Turkish Revolutionaries of the Turkish National Movement which lasted from 24 September to 2 December 1920 and largely took place in present-day northeastern Turkey and northwestern Armenia.[1]
On October 24, Karabekir's forces launched a massive campaign on Kars. Rather than fighting for the city, the Armenians abandoned Kars which by October 30 came under full Turkish control. Alexandropol was occupied by Turkish troops on November 7. Treaty of Kars.[2]
See also: Treaty of Alexandropol. The Treaty of Alexandropol was a peace treaty between the Democratic Republic of Armenia and TBMM ending the Turkish-Armenian War, before declaration of the Republic of Turkey on December 2, 1920. Armenian was forced to renounce the Treaty of Sèvres and cede over 50% of her claimed territory to Turkey.[3]