During the Armenian Genocide , Makhluto was one of General Andranik 's deputy commanders . From 1915-1916 , Makhluto and Andranik were involved in the offensive battles in capturing Van . By 1916 , Makhluto and Andranik had extended the Armenian frontier and participated in the Battle of Bitlis against Mustafa Kemal and in the Battle of Dilman . Makhluto was wounded and transferred to Tiflis . His wife was killed by the Turks . In 1917 , the Bolshevik revolution had resulted in the withdrawal of Russian soldiers from the Armenian fronts . The Armenians began to form their own militias to guard the abandoned frontier . The situation deteriorated with the counter-offensive of Turkish troops within the Armenian highland . Andranik and Makhluto were forced to withdraw to Mush-Sassoun plains , where they took up defensive positions . By mid-1917 , Makhluto was the commander of Khanous-Manaskert region . By late 1917 and early 1918 , the renewed Turkish offensive had pushed the Armenian soldiers back to the frontier . Andranik and Makhluto shifted military strategies and moved most of their soldiers to defend and hold the Erzurum line of position
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
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