An Armenian volunteer unit with Andranik, along with 1200 men, and commander Chernoroyal's division dispatched toward the Bashkaleh. On May 7, they captured Bashkaleh.
In May 1918, Andranik's Armenian forces, consisting of 1,200 men, and led by Chernoroyal, marched towards Bashkaleh. They successfully captured the town on May 7.