HMS Agamemnon on an earlier visit to Moudros during the Dardanelles campaign in 1915

The Armistice of Moudros (30 October 1918) ended the hostilities in the Middle Eastern theatre between the Ottoman Empire and the Allies of World War One. Technical Characteristics HMS Agamemnon was ordered in 1904 and was the first warship order for the William Beardmore and Company's Dalmuir Naval Construction Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Middle Eastern theatre of World War I was fought between the Allied Powers, primarily the British and the Russians on the one hand and the The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish The Entente Powers (from Triple Entente) were the countries at war with the Central Powers during World War I. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All It was signed by the Minister of Marine Affairs Rauf Bey and the British Admiral Somerset Arthur Gough-Calthorpe, on board the HMS Agamemnon in Moudros harbor on the Greek island of Lemnos^[1]. Huseyin Rauf Orbay (1881&ndash 16 July 1964) was a Turkish Sailor and Statesman, born in Istanbul. Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks of the highest Naval officers Admiral of the Fleet Sir Somerset Arthur Gough-Calthorpe GCB, GCMG, CVO (1865&ndash1937 sometimes known as Sir Somerset Calthorpe, was a Technical Characteristics HMS Agamemnon was ordered in 1904 and was the first warship order for the William Beardmore and Company's Dalmuir Naval Construction Moudros (Μούδρος is a municipality on the island of Lemnos, in the Lesbos Prefecture, Greece. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Lemnos (Λήμνος is an island in the northern part of the Aegean Sea.

The Ottomans surrendered their remaining garrisons outside Anatolia, granted the Allies the right to occupy forts controlling the Straits of the Dardanelles and the Bosporus; and the right to occupy "in case of disorder" any territory in case of a threat to security. Anatolia (Anadolu Ανατολία Anatolía) or Asia minor, comprising most of modern Turkey, is the geographic region bounded by the Black See also [[Hellespont]] The Dardanelles ( Turkish: Çanakkale Boğazı Greek: Δαρδανέλλια Dardanellia) formerly The Bosporus or Bosphorus, also known as the Istanbul Strait, (İstanbul Boğazı (Βόσπορος is a Strait that forms the boundary between the The Ottoman army was demobilized, and ports, railways, and other strategic points were made available for use by the Allies. In the Caucasus, Turkey had to retreat to within its pre-war borders. The Caucasus ( also referred to as North Caucasus) is a geopolitical region located between Europe Asia & Middle East

The armistice was followed with occupation of Istanbul and subsequent partitioning of the Ottoman Empire. The Partitioning of the Ottoman Empire was a political event that occurred after World War I. The Treaty of Sèvres (10 August 1920) followed the armistice, but this treaty was not enacted due to the outbreak of the Turkish War of Independence. The Treaty of Sèvres ( 10 August 1920) was the Peace treaty between the Ottoman Empire and Allies at the end of World War Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar The Turkish War of Independence (Kurtuluş Savaşı May 19, 1919 October 29, 1923) refers to the political and military resistance developed

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