Atlas of Battles

commander, 15 engagements

Battles of Cevat Çobanlı

Battles of Cevat Çobanlı

Turkish general and statesperson (1870–1938)

Cevat Çobanlı is recorded as a commander at 15 placed engagements in the atlas between 1912 and 1918: 15 battles across 6 present-day countries, most in Israel (6), Syria (4), Turkey (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,647 km apart end to end, 189 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Middle Eastern theater of World War I (12), World War I (2), First Balkan War (1).

Battle of Hill 60 (Gallipoli)Battle of Mughar RidgeBattle of TulkarmBattle of AraraBattle of TabsorBattle of SamakhBattle of Jisr Benat YakubCharge at KaukabCharge at KisweCharge at Khan AyashBattle of MonastirLanding at Suvla BayBattle of JerusalemBattle of JaffaCapture of DamascusBattle of MonastirLanding at Suvla BayBattle of JerusalemBattle of JaffaCapture of DamascusAthensAlexandriaAnkaraAleppoBeirutBanghaziTiranaThessalonikiNicosiaİzmir500 km36.405N, 29.070E
15 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1912: 1 engagements1915: 2 engagements1917: 3 engagements1918: 9 engagements9 in 191819121918
15 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Monastir, 1912Landing at Suvla Bay, 1915Battle of Hill 60 (Gallipoli), 1915Battle of Mughar Ridge, 1917Battle of Jerusalem, 1917Battle of Jaffa, 1917Battle of Tulkarm, 1918Battle of Arara, 1918Battle of Tabsor, 1918Battle of Samakh, 1918Capture of Damascus, 1918Battle of Jisr Benat Yakub, 1918Charge at Kaukab, 1918Charge at Kiswe, 1918Charge at Khan Ayash, 191819121918
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
16 November 1912Battle of MonastirMonastir vilayet, North MacedoniaSerbian victory
6 August 1915Landing at Suvla BaySuvla Bay, Turkey420 km EOttoman victory
21 August 1915Battle of Hill 60 (Gallipoli)Gallipoli, Turkey7 km SEOttoman victory
13 November 1917Battle of Mughar RidgeIsrael1,208 km SEBritish Empire victory
17 November 1917Battle of JerusalemJerusalem, Israel43 km EAllied victoryEnd of the Ottoman rule in Jerusalem and...
20 December 1917Battle of JaffaYarkon River, Israel55 km NWAllied victory
19 September 1918Battle of TulkarmPalestine33 km NEBritish Empire victory
19 September 1918Battle of AraraWadi Ara, Israel20 km NFranco–British victory
19 September 1918Battle of TabsorTabsur, Israel37 km SWEntente victory
25 September 1918Battle of SamakhSamakh, Israel88 km NEAustralian Light Horse victory
26 September 1918Capture of DamascusDamascus, Syria112 km NEAllied victory
27 September 1918Battle of Jisr Benat YakubJordan River, Jordan84 km SWAllied victory
30 September 1918Charge at KaukabKawkab, Syria276 km NEAllied victory
30 September 1918Charge at KisweSyria223 km SBritish victory
2 October 1918Charge at Khan AyashSyria42 km NEBritish victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Ottoman Army, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.