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| Battle of Kovanbaşı | |||||||
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| Part of theFranco-Turkish War | |||||||
 Disposition of the French and Turkish forces during the battle. | |||||||
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TheBattle of Kovanbaşı took place betweenTurkish National Forces and theFrench Third Republic during theFranco-Turkish War. The battle ended with a Turkish victory on 11 October 1920.
French interest in the region was sparked by theSykes-Picot Agreement, signed amidstWorld War I.
Battle of Kovanbaşı was the first one of 2 major battles inOsmaniye Province during theFranco-Turkish War.[1] The battle started on 10 October when French artillery fired several fires against Turkish targets. As a response, Turkish troops marched to the French positions and French forces retreated. Then the French moved their troops in Düziçi to the battlefront in Kovanbaşı but were defeated again. After 8 hours of fighting, all French and Armenian troops in the region retreated to northernCeyhan with heavy casualties, around 1,000.[1][2][3]
After the battle,Battle of Kanlı Geçit was fought in November and resulted in Turkish victory, forcing French to fully retreat fromOsmaniye Province.
