battle, notable, nineteenth century
Battle of Tobruk
Battle of Tobruk was a battle fought on 22 December 1911 at Tobruk, in what is now Libya. It was part of the Italo-Turkish War, which ran from 1911 to 1912. The recorded result: Ottoman–Senussi victory. Recorded strength: 5,000+ soldiers against 1,000+ soldiers.
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Where it sits in the Italo-Turkish War
Record
| Date | 22 December 1911 | |
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| Place | Tobruk, Libya 32.076N, 23.961E | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Strength | 5,000+ soldiers | 1,000+ soldiers |
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Nearest engagements
- British capture of Tobruk 1941, same recorded site
- Siege of Tobruk 1941, same recorded site
- Point 175 1941, 32 km SE
- Battle of Gazala 1942, 50 km W
- Second Battle of Bir el Gubi 1941, 60 km S
Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1911 and 1941.
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Bir Tabraz 1911
- After: Battle of Kunfuda Bay 7 January 1912
- All 13 engagements of Italo-Turkish War
Elsewhere in 1911
- Siege of Sidney Street United Kingdom
- Shar al-Shatt Libya
- Battle of Cuautla Mexico
- Battle of Ciudad Juárez Mexico
- Battle of Yangxia People's Republic of China
Battle of Tobruk 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 Q2624980, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tobruk (1911), revision 1370591168, 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.