Battle of Mokvi

The Battle of Mokvi Monastery was a military battle between the Democratic Republic of Georgia and the Ottoman Empire during Sochi conflict.

Battle of Mokvi
Part of Sochi conflict
Date16 August, 1918
Location
Mokvi, Georgia
Result Georgian victory
Belligerents
 Democratic Republic of Georgia  Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Giorgi Tukhareli Yusuf Izzet Pasha
Strength
60 men 1000 men
Casualties and losses
9 killed 55 killed

Battle

At the beginning of August, another Ottoman landing force of about 1000 men was sent to Abkhazia. On August 16, the Ottoman landing force attacked a small 60-member People's Guard detachment near the Mokvi Monastery, which repelled the attack.[1][2]

References
  1. Chachkhian, Archil (2014). რუსეთ-საქართველოს სამხედრო-პოლიტიკური ურთიერთობები და საბრძოლო მოქმედებები აფხაზეთის რეგიონსა და შავიზღვისპირეთში (1918-1920 წლები) [Military-political of Russia-Georgia Relations and combat operations Abkhazia region and Black Sea region (1918-1920 years)] (PDF) (in Georgian). pp. 138–139.
  2. Papaskiri, Zurab (2007). ნარკვევები თანამედროვე აფხაზეთის ისტორიული წარსულიდან [Essays from the historical past of modern Abkhazia] (in Georgian). თბილისი. ISBN 978-99940-68-79-1.
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