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Battle of Zanzur

Battle of Zanzur was a battle fought on 20 September 1912 at Janzur, in what is now Libya. It was part of the Italo-Turkish War, which ran from 1911 to 1912. The recorded result: Italian victories; Italians take Janzour.

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Fought20 September 1912
WhereJanzur, Libya32.817N, 13.011E
OutcomeItalian victories; Italians take Janzour
BelligerentsKingdom of ItalyagainstOttoman Empire
Casualties and losses8 June; 43 killed and 279 woundedand8 June; 1,000–2,000 killed Thousands wounded
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 Zanzur, 1912
13 placed engagements of the Italo-Turkish War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date20 September 1912
PlaceJanzur, Libya
32.817N, 13.011E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength8 June; 13,494 Infantry of four regiments (6th, 40th, 84th, and 82nd regiments) and one askari battalion (5th); 1,136 Cavalry of eight squadrons8 June; 14,000 (entrenched)
Casualties and losses8 June; 43 killed and 279 wounded8 June; 1,000–2,000 killed Thousands wounded
Commanders
Battle of ZanzurBattle of ZanzurFall of TripoliAction of 1 August 1801Battle of TripoliSiege of TripoliSecond Battle of Tripoli HarborSiege of TripoliZuwaraAl KhumsAz ZawiyahZarzisGharyanBani WalidBen Gardane100 km32.817N, 13.011E
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Battle of Zanzur 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 Q15561557, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battles of Zanzur (1912), revision 1374194941, 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.