Battle of Derna (1912)

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Battle of Sidi Abdullah
Part of the Italo-Turkish War
Date3 March 1912
Location32°45′20.21″N 22°38′15.88″E / 32.7556139°N 22.6377444°E / 32.7556139; 22.6377444Coordinates: 32°45′20.21″N 22°38′15.88″E / 32.7556139°N 22.6377444°E / 32.7556139; 22.6377444
Result Italian victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Italy  Ottoman Empire
Flag of Cyrenaica.svg Senussi Order
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of Italy Luigi Capello Ottoman Empire Mustafa Kemal Bey[1]
Ottoman Empire İsmail Enver Bey
Flag of Cyrenaica.svg Ahmed Sharif as-Senussi
Strength
Kingdom of Italy 15,000-16,000[2] Ottoman Empire 8 officers
     160 soldiers
Flag of Cyrenaica.svg 7,742 Arabs[2]
Casualties and losses
150-200[2][3]

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]

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  • 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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