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Battle of Gargaresc

Battle of Gargaresc was a battle fought in 1912 in what is now Libya. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Italo-Turkish War, which ran from 1911 to 1912. The recorded result: Italian victory.

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Fought1912
WhereLibya32.870N, 13.108E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeItalian victory
BelligerentsKingdom of ItalyagainstOttoman Empire; Senussi Order
Part ofItalo-Turkish War1911 to 1912

Where it sits in the Italo-Turkish War

Battle of Preveza, 1911Battle of Tripoli, 1911Battle of Kuwayfia, 1911Battle of Ain Zara, 1911Battle of Bir Tabraz, 1911Battle of Tobruk, 1911Battle of Kunfuda Bay, 1912Battle of Gargaresc, 1912Battle of Beirut, 1912Battle of Derna, 1912Battle of Rhodes, 1912Battle of Zanzur, 1912Battle of Sidi Bilal, 191219111912Battle of Gargaresc, 1912
13 placed engagements of the Italo-Turkish War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1912 (year precision)
PlaceLibya
32.870N, 13.108E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Territorial changeItaly gains coastal areas of Tripolitania, Cyrenaica, and the Dodecanese Islands
StrengthMobilisation 1911: 55,000 troops; 8,300 quadrupeds; 1,500 wagons; 84 field guns; 42 mountain guns; 28 siege guns; Exigencies 1912: 4 battalions Alpini, 7 battalions Ascari and 1 squadron MeharistiInitial: ~8,000 regular Turkish troops; ~20,000 local irregular troops; Final: ~40,000 Turks and Libyans
Casualties and losses1,432–4,000 killed in action; 1,948–2,000 died of disease; 4,250–6,000 wounded14,000 KIA/died of disease; ~10,000 killed in reprisals & executions
Commanders
  • Victor Emmanuel III
  • Giovanni Giolitti
  • Carlo Caneva
  • Giovanni Ameglio
  • Augusto Aubry
  • Luigi Faravelli
Battle of GargarescBattle of GargarescFall of TripoliAction of 1 August 1801Battle of TripoliSiege of TripoliSecond Battle of Tripoli HarborSiege of TripoliZuwaraAl KhumsAz ZawiyahGharyanBani WalidBen Gardane100 km32.870N, 13.108E
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Gargaresc 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 Q137785847, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Gargaresc (1912), revision 1383683781, 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.