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Second Battle of İnönü

Second Battle of İnönü was a battle fought in 1921 in what is now Turkey. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Greco-Turkish War, which ran from 1919 to 1922. The recorded result: Turkish victory. Recorded strength: about 16,600 troops against about 25,500 troops.

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Fought1921
WhereTurkey39.814N, 30.144E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeTurkish victory
BelligerentsKingdom of GreeceagainstAnkara Government
Part ofGreco-Turkish War1919 to 1922

Where it sits in the Greco-Turkish War

Greek landing at Smyrna, 1919Raid on Bergama, 1919Battle of Aydın, 1919Battle of the Gediz, 1920Battle of Kütahya–Eskişehir, 1921First Battle of İnönü, 1921Second Battle of İnönü, 1921Battle of Sakarya, 1921Battle of Dumlupınar, 1922Turkish capture of Smyrna, 192219191922Second Battle of İnönü, 1921
10 placed engagements of the Greco-Turkish War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1921 (year precision)
to 1921
PlaceTurkey
39.814N, 30.144E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strengthabout 16,600 troopsabout 25,500 troops
Casualties and losses707–755 killed; 3,075 wounded; 503 missing681–1,499 killed; 1,822–2,470 wounded; 1,361 missing; 6 prisoners; 3 executed; 1,080 deserters
Commanders
Second Battle of İnönüSecond Battle of İnönüSiege of KaracahisarBattle of DorylaeumBattle of DorylaeumSiege of CotyaeumBattle of CotyaeumSiege of KaracahisarSiege of CotyaeumBattle of CotyaeumBursaAdapazarıİzmitAfyonUşakBoluPolatlıIstanbul100 km39.814N, 30.144E
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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Second Battle of İnönü 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 Q2659746, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Second Battle of İnönü, revision 1382335075, 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.