The Battle of Sardarapat: How Armenia Almost Lost Its Independence

In May 1918, as the Ottoman army advanced on Yerevan, the fate of the Armenian nation hung in the balance. Just weeks after the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ceded territory to the Ottomans, Armenian forces—mostly untrained peasants and refugees—gathered at Sardarapat, a dusty plain west of Yerevan. Against all odds, they halted the Turkish offensive, saving what would become the First Republic of Armenia. But why is this victory so little known outside Armenia? Lucas and Luna explore the battle's context, the key commanders like Movses Silikyan, the role of the Armenian National Council, and the controversial aftermath—including the Treaty of Batum that still cost Armenia most of its territory. They also discuss the battle's legacy, its suppression under Soviet rule, and why Sardarapat is celebrated today as a national rebirth. This is the story of a desperate fight that literally created modern Armenia. #Sardarapat #BattleOfSardarapat #Armenia #FirstRepublicOfArmenia #OttomanEmpire #WorldWarI #Caucasus #MovsesSilikyan #ArmenianNationalCouncil #TreatyOfBatum #TreatyOfBrest-Litovsk #Yerevan #ArmenianGenocide #history #FexingoHistory #militaryhistory #independence #1918 Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo