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1918
May
15
Turks take Alexandropol
On 15 May 1918 the Turks crossed the Arpaçay without awaiting a reply to an ultimatum and took Alexandropol. The Armenians fell back to Erivan and Karakilisa.
22
Battle of Sardarabad begins
On 22 May 1918 the Armenians counter-attacked the Turks, who had taken Sardarabad near Etchmiadzin the day before, and retook the village and station.
28
Armenian independence
On 28 May 1918 the Armenian National Council in Tiflis resolved to assume power over the Armenian lands. The day counts as the birth of independent Armenia.
June
04
Treaties of Batum
On 4 June 1918 at Batum the Ottoman Empire made peace with Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Armenia kept only a scrap of land around Erivan.