battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Mahrugah

Name: Battle of Mahrugah
Location: Brak, Libya

Battle of Mahrugah was a battle fought in 1913 at Brak, in what is now Libya. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Brak. It was part of First Italo-Senussi War, which ran from 1913 to 1921. The recorded result: Italian victory. Recorded strength: 1,100 men against 1,000–3,000 tribesmen.

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Fought1913

WhereBrak, Libya27.546N, 14.269E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeItalian victory

BelligerentsKingdom of ItalyagainstSenussi

Casualties and lossesUnknown, lightand600 killed, including 15 chieftains

Part ofFirst Italo-Senussi War1913 to 1921

Where it sits in First Italo-Senussi War

3 placed engagements of First Italo-Senussi War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1913 (year precision)
Place	Brak, Libya 27.546N, 14.269E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	1,100 men	1,000–3,000 tribesmen
Casualties and losses	Unknown, light	600 killed, including 15 chieftains
Commanders	Antonio Giuseppe Miani

Placed at Brak; 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

Operation Sonnenblume 1941, 277 km E
Battle of Bir Tagrift 1928, 510 km N
Battle of Bhopal 1737, 511 km S
Battle of Al-Asaba'a 1913, 517 km N
Battle of Misrata 1912, 543 km N

In the same war

Before: Battle of Al-Asaba'a March 1913
After: Battle of Ajdabiya 1914
All 3 engagements of First Italo-Senussi War

Elsewhere in 1913

Battle of Mahrugah 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 Q136678078, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mahrugah, revision 1382918107, 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.