battle, interwar and Second World War
Raid on Bergama
Raid on Bergama was a battle fought on 20 June 1919 at Bergama, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Greco-Turkish War, which ran from 1919 to 1922. The recorded result: Greek victory. Recorded strength: 12 June: 800 infantry, 80 cavalry, 3 machine guns, 2 cannons; 18–20 June: 3,000 infantry against 1,000.
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Where it sits in the Greco-Turkish War
Record
| Date | 20 June 1919 to 19 June 1919 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Bergama, Turkey 39.117N, 27.200E | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Strength | 12 June: 800 infantry, 80 cavalry, 3 machine guns, 2 cannons; 18–20 June: 3,000 infantry | 1,000 |
| Casualties and losses | 10 dead, 9 wounded, 86 missing in action (mostly killed) | 70+ (first day only) |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Arginusae 406 BC, 36 km W
- Battle of Germe 1304, 36 km E
- Battle of Adramyttium 1205, 54 km N
- Siege of Mytilene 1464, 55 km W
- Battle of Mytilene 1690, 56 km W
In the same war
- Before: Greek landing at Smyrna 15 May 1919
- After: Battle of Aydın 1919
- All 10 engagements of Greco-Turkish War
Elsewhere in 1919
- Scuttling of the German Fleet in Scapa Flow United Kingdom
- Battle of Cēsis Latvia
- Battle of Paju Estonia
- Battle of Bereza Kartuska Belarus
- Battle of Perehonivka Ukraine
Raid on Bergama is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q6100560, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bergama, revision 1382021132, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.