battle, nineteenth century
Shar al-Shatt
Shar al-Shatt was a battle fought on 23 October 1911 at Tripolitania vilayet, in what is now Libya. The recorded result: initial Ottoman victory, final Italian victory. Recorded strength: 8,500 against 8,000–10,000.
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Record
| Date | 23 October 1911 | |
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| Place | Tripolitania vilayet, Libya 32.895N, 13.210E | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Strength | 8,500 | 8,000–10,000 |
| Casualties and losses | 503 killed; 158 wounded13 Officers and 361 Soldiers killed, 16 Officers and 142 Soldiers wounded. The casualties of the 11th Bersaglieri alone were 171 killed, 80 wounded (69 soldiers and 11 officers) and 181 missing, with several presumed dead by 1912. | ~1,106 killedOn 23 October, ~320 Arab and 116 Turkish corpses were later retrieved by the Italians on the field. On 26 October, from Sidi Mesri to Bu Meliana ~670 corpses. |
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Nearest engagements
- First Battle of Tripoli Harbor 1802, 1.9 km NW
- Battle of Tripoli 1911, 2.0 km SW
- Siege of Tripoli 1551, 2.4 km W
- Second Battle of Tripoli Harbor 1804, 2.4 km W
- Action of 16 May 1797 1797, 2.4 km W
Contested ground: this site was fought over 9 times between 1289 and 1911.
Elsewhere in 1911
- Battle of Tobruk Libya
- Battle of Tripoli Libya
- Battle of Preveza Greece
- Battle of Ain Zara Libya
- Battle of Cuautla Mexico
Shar al-Shatt 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 Q25152060, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle and massacre at Shar al-Shatt, revision 1370430509, 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.