Battle of Loo

The Battle of Loo was military battle between Democratic republic of Georgia and Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. It ended with victory of Georgians.[1]

Battle of Loo
DateJuly 23, 1918
Location
Loo, Russia
Result

Georgian victory

Belligerents
 Democratic Republic of Georgia Russian Soviet Republic
Commanders and leaders
Giorgi Mazniashvili Yepifan Kovtyukh

Battle

In the battles held on July 15–26, the Georgian army pushed the enemy back towards Tuapse. On July 23, at 9 o'clock in the morning, a battle took place between the villages of Loo and Golovinka with the main forces of Russia. During the battle, according to Mazniashvili, the Russian army fired artillery shells with poisonous chemicals. Mazniashvili's army defeated the opponent, who fled in disorder to Tuapse. As a result of the battle, the Georgians captured one cannon, two machine guns, one car and bullets.[2]

References
  1. "Russo-Georgian military-political relations and combat operations in the region of Abkhazia and the Black Sea region (1918-1920) p.147" (PDF).
  2. "Modern history of Abkhazia" (PDF).
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