Battle of Afyonkarahisar–Eskişehir

Battle of Kütahya–Eskişehir
Part of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–22)
Greek cavalry attack
Date July 10–24, 1921 Location Afyonkarahisar–Kütahya–Eskişehir Result Greek victory, capture of Kütahya, Eskişehir
Belligerents
Grand National Assembly	Greece
Commanders and leaders
İsmet Pasha	Constantine I of Greece Anastasios Papoulas
Strength
Greek source: 95,750 men Turkish source: 55,000 men 711 light and heavy machine guns 160 cannons	Greek source: ~110,000 men Turkish source: 106,000 men (11 divisions, 1 cavalry brigade) 908 light and heavy machine guns 318 cannons
Casualties and losses
1643 killed 4981 wounded 374 prisoners 30,809 soldiers deserted 18 cannons, 47 heavy and 34 light machine guns lost	1491 killed 6472 wounded 110 missing

The Battle of Kütahya–Eskişehir (Greek: Μάχες Κιουτάχειας-Εσκί Σεχίρ (Δορυλαίου), Turkish: Kütahya-Eskişehir Muharebeleri), was fought between July 10 and July 24 (or June 27 and July 10 in the old calendar, then in use in Greece), 1921 when the Greek Army of Asia Minor defeated the Turkish troops commanded by İsmet Pasha in defence of the line of Kara Hisâr-ı Sahib (present day Afyonkarahisar)-Kütahya-Eskişehir.

It was also known in some Greek historiography as the Battles of Kutahya-Dorylaion and known in Turkish historiography as the Battles of Kütahya-Eskişehir (Turkish: Kütahya-Eskişehir Muharebeleri or Kütahya-Eskişehir Savaşları‎). It was part of the Greek Asia Minor Campaign and the Turkish War of Independence of 1919–1922.

Strategically, the battle was of little importance as the Greeks failed to grasp the opportunity to encircle the retreating Turkish troops. This proved later to be a major strategic error, when the two sides had to meet each other again during the much more fierce Battle of Sakarya which turned the tide in favour of the Turks.

The Greek Army managed to break through Turkish resistance and occupied the towns of Kara Hisâr-ı Sahib, Kütahya and Eskişehir (Dorylaion in Greek), together with their inter-connecting rail-lines.

The Turks despite their defeat managed to avoid encirclement and made a strategic retreat on the east of Sakarya river. On August 5, 1921 İsmet Pasha was replaced by Birinci Ferik Fevzi Pasha as the Minister of the General Staff (Erkân-ı Harbiye-i Umumiye Reis Vekili) of the Ankara government after his failure to check the Greek offensive.

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