Caucasus
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(59)1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
January
February
March
April
- 05
- Turks retake VanIn early April 1918 Ottoman troops returned to ruined Van, held by the Russians and Armenians since 1915. The Armenians had left the town beforehand.
- Turks take SarıkamışOn 5 April 1918 the Turks regained Sarıkamış, scene of Enver's defeat in 1914–15. The Armenians had left the town in the night, fearing encirclement.
May
- 28
- Azerbaijan declares independenceOn 28 May 1918 the Azerbaijani National Council proclaimed Azerbaijan's independence in Tiflis. Its capital, Baku, was however in Bolshevik hands.
- Armenian independenceOn 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
- 12
- Germans occupy TiflisIn June 1918 German battalions came to Tiflis at the Georgian government's invitation. On the night of 11/12 June they left to guard the Turkish border.
- Baku Commune troops take KurdamirOn 12 June 1918 the troops of Bolshevik Baku took Kurdamir station after a short fight. The Turks, named by the chronology as its captors, entered it in July.