Rewandiz offensive

Rewandiz offensive
Part of The Al-Jazeera Front
Date 10 July 1922 Location Rewandiz Result Turkish victory
Belligerents
Ankara Government	United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Ali Şefik Özdemir	Unknown
Strength
unknown (less than British Army)	unknown 12 warplane

Background

On 16 December 1921, the British army suffered a severely loss in the Battle of Babaçiçek. In retribution, the British army attacked Erbil and Revandiz in January 1922. As the attacks increased, Turkish commander-in-chef Mustafa Kemal Pasha ordered the creation of a militia, which was then created on February 1, 1922. The leader of this milita was going to be Şefik Özdemir. Şefik Özdemir Bey left Ankara on 9 March 1922 and arrived Diyarbakır in 22 April, and after that he and his detachment arrived Revandiz on 22 June 1922, after a difficult and tiring journey. The detachment entered Revandiz amidst the enthusiastic welcome of the people, festivities were held, the tribes around came to the city and greeted Özdemir Bey and the detachment; Sacrifices were made and prayers were said. Özdemir Bey immediately established an organization in the region and acted in line with the general wishes of the people. The people, who had been without a government for a long time, applauded and loved Özdemir Bey as the representative of Mustafa Kemal Pasha. The people showed loyalty to Özdemir Bey by calling him Özdemir Pasha.

Battle

When British soldiers realized Özdemir's hegemony is increasing day by day in Al-Jazeera, the British attacked Özdemir's forces on 10 July 1922 at Rewandiz with 12 planes, but it was unsuccessful.

Aftermath

Özdemir decided to attack Derbent -which was a strategical place in Al-Jazeera- after this battle, and he was going to be succeed.

Sources

• Türkmen, Zekeriya (2021). "Şefik Özdemir Bey'in Revandiz Harekatı". ataturkansiklopedisi.gov.tr. Atatürk Ansiklopedisi. Retrieved 7 July 2024.