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Battle of Derna (1912)

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Battle of Sidi Abdullah
Part of the Italo-Turkish War
Date3 March 1912
Location
Derna, Ottoman Empire (now Libya)
Result Italian victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Italy Italy  Ottoman Empire
Senussi Order
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Ottoman Empire Mustafa Kemal Bey[1]
Ottoman Empire Enver Pasha
Strength
Kingdom of Italy 15,000-16,000[2] Ottoman Empire 8 officers, 160 soldiers
7,742 Arab tribesmen[3]
Casualties and losses
150-200[4][5] 63 killed, 163 wounded

The Battle of Derna, also known as the Battle of Sidi Abdullah (Arabic: معركة سيدي عبد الله), occurred near Derna in 3 March 1912, within the scope of Italo-Turkish War. The battle took place between the Italians led by Luigi Capello and Ottoman-Senussi Forces led by Enver Pasha and Ahmed Sharif as-Senussi.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ George W. Gawrych, The Young Atatürk: From Ottoman Soldier to Statesman of Turkey, p. 25
  3. ^ George W. Gawrych, The Young Atatürk: From Ottoman Soldier to Statesman of Turkey, p. 25
  4. ^ http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/215773987?searchTerm=Turco-Italian%20War%20Derna&searchLimits=
  5. ^ George W. Gawrych, The Young Atatürk: From Ottoman Soldier to Statesman of Turkey, p. 25


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