 On December 16, 1914, the Ottoman Empire dismantled the Armenian reform package, just after the first engagement of the Caucasus Campaign the Bergmann Offensive.On the other side, the Tsar visited the "Caucasus front" on December 30, 1914, telling the head of the Armenian Church that ""a most brilliant future awaits the Armenians"".Between April 15–18 of 1915, the brigade of Armenian volunteers under the command of Andranik valiantly participated in the Battle of Dilman of the Persian Campaign.