List of battles of the Turkish War of Independence

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This is a list of battles of the Turkish War of Independence. The list does not include battles fought against the rebels and the Ottoman government (for these, see Revolts during the Turkish War of Independence).

Date Battle Opponent Result Turkish military casualties Opponent military casualties
15 May 1919 Greek landing at Smyrna Greece Greek victory 30–40 killed, 40–60 wounded 2 killed, 6–20 wounded
16 May 1919 Urla Greece Greek victory
16 June 1919 Malgaç Greece Turkish victory 1 wounded 20+ killed
15 June 1919 Bergama Greece Greek victory 10 dead, 9 wounded, 86 missing
20 June 1919 Erbeyli Greece Greek victory 30–80 killed, 40 wounded 7 killed, 12 wounded
21 June 1919 Erikli Greece Turkish victory 30 killed, 40 wounded 7 killed, 10 wounded
25 June 1919 Tellidede Greece Greek victory 30+ killed and wounded 6 killed and a few wounded
27 June 1919 Aydın Greece Greek victory Both sides=1,500 to 2,000
21 January 1920 Marash France Turkish victory 4,500 killed, 500+ wounded (including civilians) 160 killed, 280 wounded, 170 missing
8 February 1920 Urfa France Turkish victory ~1,000 killed, captured, wounded and missing ~460 killed or captured
1 April 1920 Aintab France French victory 6,317 killed (mostly civilians), +2000 prisoners 1200 killed
27 May 1920 Karboğazı France Turkish victory None 150+ killed, 673 prisoners
18 June 1920 Oltu Armenia Turkish victory
29 September 1920 Sarıkamış Armenia Turkish victory
11 October 1920 Kovanbaşı France Turkish victory ~1000 killed, wounded and captured
27 October 1920 Gediz Greece Inconclusive 42 killed, 123 wounded 181 killed, 135 wounded
30 October 1920 Kars Armenia Turkish victory +150 killed, +3,000 prisoners 9 killed, 47 wounded
1 November 1920 Kanlıgeçit France Turkish victory 1050 killed
7 November 1920 Alexandropol Armenia Turkish victory
20 November 1920 Fadıl France Turkish victory 25 killed, 40 wounded
9 January 1921 1st İnönü Greece Turkish victory 95 killed, 183 wounded, 211 prisoners 51 killed, 130 wounded
26 March 1921 2nd İnönü Greece Turkish victory 681 killed, 1822 wounded,1369 missing and prisoner, 3 executed 707 killed, 3075 wounded, 503 missing
10 July 1921 Eskişehir Greece Greek victory 1643 killed, 4981 wounded, 374 prisoners, 30,809 deserted 1491 killed, 6472 wounded, 110 missing
23 August 1921 Sakarya Greece Turkish victory 3,700 killed, 18,480 wounded, 108 prisoners, 5,639 deserted, 8,089 missing 4,000 dead, 19,000 wounded, 354 missing
7 June 1922 Samsun United States-Greece Inconclusive None None
26 August 1922 Great Offensive Greece Turkish victory 2,318 killed, 9,360 wounded, 1,697 missing, 101 prisoners 35,000 killed and wounded, 15,000 prisoners
30 August 1922 Dumlupınar Greece Turkish victory
9 September 1922 Turkish capture of Smyrna Greece Turkish victory

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