Battle of Kütahya–Eskişehir

The Battle of Kütahya–Eskişehir (Greek: Μάχες Κιουτάχειας-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 clashed with the Turkish troops commanded by İsmet Pasha in defence of the line of Kara Hisâr-ı Sahib (present day Afyonkarahisar)-Kütahya-Eskişehir.

Battle of Kütahya–Eskişehir
Part of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–22)

Greek cavalry charge.
DateJuly 10–24, 1921
Location
Afyonkarahisar–Kütahya–Eskişehir
Result

Greek victory

  • Turkish army forced to retreat
Belligerents
Ankara Government 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
1,643 killed
4,981 wounded
374 prisoners
30,809 soldiers deserted
18 cannons, 47 heavy and 34 light machine guns lost		 1,491 killed
6,472 wounded
110 missing

It was also known in some Greek historiography as the Battles of Kutahya-Dorylaion. 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.

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