Battle of Batumi

Battle of Batumi
Part of the Turkish invasion of Georgia

Map of Turkish invasion of Georgia in 1921, and the battle of Batumi.
Date18–19 March 1921
Location
Result Georgian victory
Belligerents
Ankara Government Democratic Republic of Georgia
Commanders and leaders
Kâzım Karabekir Giorgi Mazniashvili
Strength
3,500 3,000
Casualties and losses
30 killed
26 wounded
46 missing
(Turkish sources, during the entire Georgian campaign)
More than 200 killed (Georgian sources)
84 killed

The Battle of Batumi was a military battle between Democratic Republic of Georgia and Turkey. The Georgian aim of this battle was to remove the invading Turkish army from Batumi. The battle concluded with Georgian victory and ensured that Batumi remained part of the Georgian homeland, albeit under the newly established Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.