ɚɹˈaʊnd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪkstiːn, mˈoːɹ ðɐn wˈʌn,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ɑːɹmˈiːniən ɹɪzˈɜːv sˈoʊldʒɚz kwˈɪt ðə ɹˈʌʃən ˈɑːɹmi ɪnðɪ ˈiːstɚn fɹˈʌnt ænd dʒˈɔɪnd ðɪ ɑːɹmˈiːniən ɪɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ jˈuːnɪts fˈɛdeɪˌiː.
Around 1916, more than 1,000 Armenian reserve soldiers quit the Russian army in the Eastern Front and joined the Armenian irregular units (Fedayee).