The Archive · 1914

Turkish Troops Routed

Peking, Nov. 7.

The following official telegram from Petrograd, dated November 6, has been handed to Reuter's Agency by the Russian Legation At the Caueassian front there have been no important engage-manta Yesterday we were actively engaged in clearing the enemy's regions from detachments of Turkish vanguards which we have defeated and dispersed. Previously a Russian detachment routed the Turks at Bazurgan and captured Bayazid. During the pursuit the Turks threw down their rifles and scattered into their villages. Our cavalry at the east of Dianin attacked three giment of Kurds, Supported by the infantry, the Russians, partly mounted and partly on foot, routed and dispersed the enemy.

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