lˈeɪɾɚɹ ˌɔn fˈɪftiːn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ, ˌʌndɚ hˈɛvi fˈaɪt ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə ɹˈiːdʒən lˈeɪk vˈæn, ðiːz bɐtˈæliənz hæd lˈɔst fˈaɪv hˈʌndɹɪd ɑːɹmˈiːniən sˈoʊldʒɚz ænd ðɛɹwˌɜː mˈoːɹ ðɐn twˈɛlv hˈʌndɹɪd wˈuːndᵻd ɔːɹ mˈɪsɪŋ.
Later on 15 October, under heavy fight around the region Lake Van, these battalions had lost five hundred Armenian soldiers and there were more than twelve hundred wounded or missing.