Battle of Varnakert

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Battle of Varnakert (697-705) Smbat Bagratouni defeated the 8,000 strong Arab army from the garrison in Nakhichevan. Smbat, with the aid of Byzantine, managed to re-conquer the majority of Armenia and drive the Arabs out of the country. [1]

References

  1. ↑ Ghevond, Histoire des Guerres et Conquêtes des Arabes en Arménie, translated by Chamazarian, Paris, 1856, p. 23
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