ɑːɹmˈiːniənz wɜːɹ ɔːlɹˌɛdi bˌiːɪŋ ɛnɹˈoʊld ɪnðə ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ ɹˈʌʃən ˈɑːɹmi ænd sˈɛnt tə ðɪ ˈiːstɚn fɹˈʌnt, bˌʌt vˈoːɹɔntsˌɑːvdˈæʃkɑːv ˈɔfɚd tə fˈɜːnɪʃ wˈɛpənz ænd səplˈaɪz tʊ ˈaʊtfɪt fˈoːɹ dɪtˈætʃmənts ðæt wɜːɹ ɛnvˈɪʒənd tə tˈeɪk pˈɑːɹt ɪn fˈaɪɾɪŋ ɐɡˈɛnst ðɪ ˈɑːɾəmən ˈɛmpaɪɚ ðɪ ˈɑːɾəmənz wʊd nˌɑːt ˈɛntɚ ðə wˈɔːɹ ʌntˈɪl ɑːktˈoʊbɚ ðæt jˈɪɹ.
Armenians were already being enrolled in the regular Russian army and sent to the Eastern front, but Vorontsov-Dashkov offered to furnish weapons and supplies to outfit four detachments that were envisioned to take part in fighting against the Ottoman Empire (the Ottomans would not enter the war until October that year).