battle, First World War

First Battle of Sidi Abu Arqoub

Name: First Battle of Sidi Abu Arqoub
Location: Tripolitania, Libya

First Battle of Sidi Abu Arqoub was a battle fought in 1915 at Tripolitania, in what is now Libya. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Tripolitania. It was part of Q941428. The recorded result: Senussi victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 700.

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Fought1915

WhereTripolitania, Libya32.900N, 13.183E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeSenussi victory

BelligerentsSenussiagainstKingdom of Italy

Casualties and lossesUnknownandMost were killed; 200 Captured

Part ofQ941428

Record

Date	1915 (year precision)
Place	Tripolitania, Libya 32.900N, 13.183E
Kind	Battle, First World War
Strength	Unknown	700
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Most were killed; 200 Captured

Placed at Tripolitania; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Tripoli 1551, 0.3 km NE
Second Battle of Tripoli Harbor 1804, 0.3 km NE
Action of 16 May 1797 1797, 0.3 km NE
Action of 22 June 1803 1803, 0.3 km NE
First Battle of Tripoli Harbor 1802, 1.1 km NE

In the same war

After: Battle of Agagia 26 February 1916

Elsewhere in 1915

First Battle of Sidi Abu Arqoub is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 57 in present-day Libya.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q12244182, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article First Battle of Sidi Abu Arqub (1915), revision 1382917870, 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.