During its existence, the Democratic Republic of Georgia (DRG), which declared its independence on May 26, 1918, faced disputed territorial issues with neighboring countries and faced a number of external threats in this regard, as well as in the defense of its independence. Although an attempt was made to resolve these problems through negotiations and international conferences, this was not always possible and led to armed conflict. The disputed territorial issue between the Republic of Armenia (Republic of Ararat) and the DRG turned into the Georgian-Armenian war as a result of Armenia's military aggression in December 1918. As a result, the Lori uchastok (subcounty) of Borchaly uezd (county) became part of Armenia. In February 1921, the attack of the Bolsheviks on the Lori region resulted in the fall of the DRG, the last non-Soviet democratic republic in the Caucasus. The Karapapakhs, a sub-ethnic branch of the Azerbaijani Turks, living compactly in the GDR, fought with dignity for the territorial integrity and independence of the country, standing in solidarity with the Georgian people in 1918-1921. The article examines the active participation of Georgian Karapapakhs in the war with Armenia and against the Soviet occupation, focusing primarily on their involvement in volunteer cavalry units and ranks of the People's Guard, and their roles in partisan units after Sovietization.
Democratic Republic of Georgia, Karapapakhs, Borchaly, Armenian-Georgian War (1918).