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Occupation of Constantinople

Occupation of Constantinople
Part of World War I and the Turkish War of Independence
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Louis Franchet d'Espèrey marching in Beyoğlu, February 8, 1919
Date November 13, 1918 – September 23, 1923
Location Constantinople
Result Constantinople Military occupation by the United Kingdom, followed by France, Italy, Greece, then abandoned.
Territorial
changes
Britain officially dismantled the Ottoman Empire parliament on March 16, 1920 and restored it on September 9, 1922 to the Ankara Government
Belligerents

 United Kingdom

 France

 Italy
 Greece
 Ottoman Empire
Turkish Revolutionaries
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom Somerset Arthur Gough-Calthorpe
United Kingdom George Milne
France Louis Franchet d'Esperey
Italy Carlo Sforza

Ottoman Empire Ali Sait Pasha¹

Selâhattin Âdil Pasha²
Strength

Land forces on 13 November 1918:
2,616 British, 540 French, 470 Italian (Total: 3,626 soldiers)

Land forces by 5 November 1919:
United Kingdom: 27,419 soldiers (27 artillery batteries, 160 machine guns)
France: 19,069 soldiers (30 cannons, 91 machine guns)
Italy: 3,992 soldiers
State Flag of Greece (1863-1924 and 1935-1970).svg: 795 soldiers (160 machine guns)
Total: ~51,300 soldiers (411 machine guns, 57 artillery pieces)

Naval forces:
13 November 1918: 50-61warships

15 November 1918: 167 warships+auxiliary ships
1: Commander of the XXV Corp and the Istanbul Guard (October 6, 1919–March 16, 1920)
2: Commander of the Istanbul Command (December 10, 1922–September 29, 1923)

 United Kingdom

 France

Ottoman Empire Ali Sait Pasha¹

Land forces on 13 November 1918:
2,616 British, 540 French, 470 Italian (Total: 3,626 soldiers)

Land forces by 5 November 1919:
United Kingdom: 27,419 soldiers (27 artillery batteries, 160 machine guns)
France: 19,069 soldiers (30 cannons, 91 machine guns)
Italy: 3,992 soldiers
State Flag of Greece (1863-1924 and 1935-1970).svg: 795 soldiers (160 machine guns)
Total: ~51,300 soldiers (411 machine guns, 57 artillery pieces)

Naval forces:
13 November 1918: 50-61warships


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