Battle of Derna (1912)

A small battle that occurred during the Italo-Turkish War

32°45′20.21″N 22°38′15.88″E / 32.7556139°N 22.6377444°E / 32.7556139; 22.6377444Result Ottoman-Sennusi victory[1]Belligerents Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Italy  Ottoman Empire
Senussi OrderCommanders and leaders Kingdom of Italy Luigi Capello Ottoman Empire Mustafa Kemal Bey[2]
Ottoman Empire İsmail Enver Bey
Ahmed Sharif as-SenussiStrength Kingdom of Italy 15,000-16,000[3] Ottoman Empire 8 officers
     160 soldiers
7,742 Arabs[3]Casualties and losses 150-200[3][4]
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Italo-Turkish War

The Battle of Derna, also known as the Battle of Sidi Abdullah (Arabic: معركة سيدي عبد الله), occurred near Derna on 3 March 1912, during the 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]

Citations

  1. ^ Sinov, Con. Yarının adamı Mustafa Kemal'i anlamak, Masa yayın evi p.125
  2. ^ Kurtcephe.
  3. ^ a b c Gawrych (2013), p. 25.
  4. ^ The Bundaberg Mail and Burnett Advertiser (March 6 1912), p. 2.

References

  • The Bundaberg Mail and Burnett Advertiser (6 March 1912). "Turco-Italian War". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  • Gawrych, George W. (2013). The Young Atatürk: From Ottoman Soldier to Statesman of Turkey. London: I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd. ISBN 978-1-78076-3224.
  • Kurtcephe, Dr. Israfil. Trablusgarb'in Italyanlarca Isgali, Mustafa Kemal ve Arkadaslarinin Direnise Katilmalari [The Italian Occupation of Tripoli, Mustafa Kemal and His Friends Joining the Resistance] (PDF) (in Turkish).
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