Battle of Derna (1912)
| Battle of Sidi Abdullah | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Italo-Turkish War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Kingdom of Italy |
 Ottoman Empire Senussi Order | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Luigi Capello |
Mustafa Kemal Bey[1] İsmail Enver Bey[2] Ahmed Sharif as-Senussi | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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15,000–16,000[3] |
8 officers 160 soldiers 7,742 Arabs[3] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 150–200[3][4] | Unknown | ||||||
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.[5][6][7]
Citations
[edit]- ^ Kurtcephe.
- ^ Askeri tarih belgeleri Dergisi Ocak 2011 Yıl: 60 Sayı: 126 Genelkurmay yayınları p. 219
- ^ a b c Gawrych (2013), p. 25.
- ^ The Bundaberg Mail and Burnett Advertiser (March 6, 1912), p. 2.
- ^ Askeri tarih belgeleri Dergisi Ocak 2011 Yıl: 60 Sayı: 126 Genelkurmay yayınları p. 219
- ^ Eugene Rogan - The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East p. 16
- ^ La - Dépêche - Coloniale - Illustrée 15 octobre 1912 p.1
References
[edit]- 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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