Yanya Corps
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The Yanya Corps or Independent Yanya Corps of the Ottoman Empire
was one of the major formations under the command of the Ottoman Western Army. It was formed in Yanya (present-day Ioannina
) area during the First Balkan War
. Its commander was Esat Pasha
. It fought the battles of Gribovo and Pente Pigadia
against the Greek Army of Epirus. Pushed back to the Yanya Fortified Area, it held out against two Greek assaults but was eventually defeated and capitulated at the Battle of Bizani
in 4–6 March 1913.
Yanya Corps HQ (commander: Esad Pasha
, chief of staff: Binbaşı Ali Fuad Bey
, later: Kaymakam Turgut Bey)
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
was one of the major formations under the command of the Ottoman Western Army. It was formed in Yanya (present-day Ioannina
Ioannina
Ioannina , often called Jannena within Greece, is the largest city of Epirus, north-western Greece, with a population of 70,203 . It lies at an elevation of approximately 500 meters above sea level, on the western shore of lake Pamvotis . It is located within the Ioannina municipality, and is the...
) area during the First Balkan War
First Balkan War
The First Balkan War, which lasted from October 1912 to May 1913, pitted the Balkan League against the Ottoman Empire. The combined armies of the Balkan states overcame the numerically inferior and strategically disadvantaged Ottoman armies and achieved rapid success...
. Its commander was Esat Pasha
Mehmet Esat Bülkat
Mehmed Esad Pasha , known as Mehmet Esat Bülkat after 1934, was an Ottoman general active during the First Balkan War, where he led the Yanya Corps, and in World War I, where he was the senior Ottoman commander in the Dardanelles Campaign.- Life :Mehmed Esad was born into an Albanian family in...
. It fought the battles of Gribovo and Pente Pigadia
Battle of Pente Pigadia
The Battle of Pente Pigadia or Battle of Beshpinar was fought during the First Balkan War between the Ottomans and the Kingdom of Greece....
against the Greek Army of Epirus. Pushed back to the Yanya Fortified Area, it held out against two Greek assaults but was eventually defeated and capitulated at the Battle of Bizani
Battle of Bizani
The Battle of Bizani took place in Epirus on March 4–6, 1913. The battle was fought between the Greek and the Ottoman forces during the last stages of the First Balkan War, and revolved around the forts of Bizani, which covered the approaches to Ioannina, the largest city in the region.At the...
in 4–6 March 1913.
Order of Battle, 19 October 1912
On 19 October 1912, the corps was structured as follows:Yanya Corps HQ (commander: Esad Pasha
Mehmet Esat Bülkat
Mehmed Esad Pasha , known as Mehmet Esat Bülkat after 1934, was an Ottoman general active during the First Balkan War, where he led the Yanya Corps, and in World War I, where he was the senior Ottoman commander in the Dardanelles Campaign.- Life :Mehmed Esad was born into an Albanian family in...
, chief of staff: Binbaşı Ali Fuad Bey
Ali Fuat Cebesoy
Ali Fuat Cebesoy was a Turkish officer, politician and statesman.-Early life:Ali Fuat was born in September 1882 to father Ismail Fazil Pasha and mother Zekiye Hanım...
, later: Kaymakam Turgut Bey)
- 23rd Regular Infantry Division (commander: Djevat Pasha, since March 1913: Ali Fuad Bey)
- 67th Infantry Regiment (commander: Miralay Mehmed Ali Bey, later: Binbaşı Ismed Bey)
- 68th Infantry Regıment (commander: Kaymakam Arif Bey)
- 69th Infantry Regiment (commander: Kaymakam Necati Bey, later: Binbaşı Seyfeddin Bey)
- 23rd Artillary Regiment
- Yanya Reserve Infantry Division (commander: Miralay Celal, since January 20, 1913: Kaymakam Bahattin Bey)
- Yanya Redif Regiment
- Ergiri Redif Regiment (commander: Kaymakam Djevdet Bey)
- Avlonya Redif Regiment (commander: Kaymakam Ali Vefa Bey, KIA on October 8, 1912)
- Yanya Brigade (commander: Miralay Hamdi Bey)
- Yanya Fortified Area Command (commander: Kaymakam Vehib Bey, chief of staff: Binbaşı Mehmed Emin BeyMehmet Emin KoralMehmet Emin Koral was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army.-Sources:...
, later: Yüzbaşı Yusuf Ziya Efendi, HQ officer: Teğmen Ismail Hakki Efendi)- Artillary Regiment (commander: Kaymakam Shukri Bey, later: Binbaşı Sari Emin Bey)
- Engeneers (commander: Binbaşı Rashid Bey)
Reinforcement
- 19th Division (commander: Kaymakam Ahmed Faik BeyFaik PashaFaik Pasha, Ahmed Faik or Suleiman Faik, commonly known in the army as "Çolak" Faik, 1876; Köprülü – 30 August 1916; Oğnut , Karlıova) was a general of the Ottoman Army and the grand master of the Freemasonry in the Ottoman Empire.-Military career:Afeter graduating from Kuleli Military High...
, 9 December, 1912 - demolished on December 24, 1912) - 21st Division (Mirliva Djavid Pasha (KIA on December 12, 1912, later: Miralay Sami Bey (demolished on December 24, 1912, chief of staff: Yüzbaşı Avni Efendi)
- 61st Infantry Regiment (commander: Miralay Sami Bey)
- 62nd Infantry Regiment (commander: Binbaşı Namik Bey)
- 63rd Infantry Regiment (commander: Binbaşı Shevki Bey)
- Köprülü Redif Regiment + İştip Redif Regiment (commander: Mehmed Pasha)
- Grebene Detachment (commander: Yüzbaşı Bekir Fikri Efendi)
- 13rd Division (commander: Galib Pasha, demolished on December 24, 1912, chief of staff: Yüzbaşı Osman Zati EfendiOsman Zati KoralOsman Zati Koral was an officer of the Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army.-Sources:...
)- 38th Infantry Regiment (commander: Kaymakam Saadeddin Bey)
- 39th Infantry Regiment (commander: Kaymakam Hasan Vasfi Bey)
- 13rd Infantry Regiment (commander: Binbaşı Nejdeddin Bey)
- Gendarmerie Battalion (commander: Binbaşı Abdülkerim Bey)