An Analysis of the Tactics of the Jungle Movement in the Battle against the English Troops

In the final years of the First World War, the Jungle Movement went into a battle against the English troops resulted from the military changes of the Caucasian region. The English troops needed a quick passage to the Caucasus through Gilan, but the Jungle Movement prevented them and this culminated in a battle. This battle is one of the most important events in the history of the movement and it had a strong effect on its destiny. Hence, the study and analysis of it, particularly thetactics adopted by the movement and their effects, is very important. Therefore, the main goal of this article is to answer the questions as to what tactics the movement employed in the battle against the English and what the results of these tactics were for the movement. In general, four tactics are distinguished in this battle: regular warfare, partisan warfare, urban warfare, and peace. The analysis of the quality of these tactics demonstrates that, except for the partisan warfare, other tactics had negative results for the movement.