Atlas of Battles

commander, 27 engagements

Battles of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Battles of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

founding father of the Republic of Turkey (c. 1881–1938)

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk is recorded as a commander at 27 placed engagements in the atlas between 1911 and 1922: 27 battles across 5 present-day countries, most in Turkey (17), Syria (5), Libya (3). Taken in date order, the sites lie 10,157 km apart end to end, 391 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Middle Eastern theater of World War I (14), World War I (5), Greco-Turkish War (4).

Battle of TobrukBattle of DernaBattle of BulairLanding at Anzac CoveBattle for Baby 700Battle for No.3 PostLanding at Suvla BayBattle of Sari BairBattle of the NekBattle of Chunuk BairBattle of Hill 60 (Gallipoli)Battle of Scimitar HillBattles of ÇapakçurBattle of MuşCapture of Jisr ed DamiehBattle of Jisr Benat YakubCharge at KaukabCharge at KisweCharge at Khan AyashCharge at HaritanBattle of Kütahya–EskişehirBattle of BitlisCapture of DamascusBattle of SakaryaBattle of DumlupınarTurkish capture of SmyrnaBattle of BitlisCapture of DamascusBattle of SakaryaBattle of DumlupınarTurkish capture of SmyrnaAthensAlexandriaAnkaraTel AvivAleppoBeirutJerusalemThessalonikiNicosiaBursa500 km36.204N, 32.232E
27 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1911: 1 engagements1912: 2 engagements1913: 1 engagements1915: 10 engagements10 in 19151916: 2 engagements1918: 7 engagements1921: 2 engagements1922: 2 engagements19111922
27 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Tobruk, 1911Battle of Gargaresc, 1912Battle of Derna, 1912Battle of Bulair, 1913Landing at Anzac Cove, 1915Battle for Baby 700, 1915Battle for No.3 Post, 1915Battle of Bitlis, 1915Landing at Suvla Bay, 1915Battle of Sari Bair, 1915Battle of the Nek, 1915Battle of Chunuk Bair, 1915Battle of Hill 60 (Gallipoli), 1915Battle of Scimitar Hill, 1915Battles of Çapakçur, 1916Battle of Muş, 1916Capture of Jisr ed Damieh, 1918Capture of Damascus, 1918Battle of Jisr Benat Yakub, 1918Charge at Kaukab, 1918Charge at Kiswe, 1918Charge at Khan Ayash, 1918Charge at Haritan, 1918Battle of Kütahya–Eskişehir, 1921Battle of Sakarya, 1921Battle of Dumlupınar, 1922Turkish capture of Smyrna, 192219111922
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 5

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
22 December 1911Battle of TobrukTobruk, LibyaOttoman–Senussi victory
1912Battle of GargarescLibya1,022 km WItalian victory
3 March 1912Battle of DernaLibya890 km EOttoman victory
26 January 1913Battle of BulairBolayır, Turkey940 km NBulgarian victory
25 April 1915Landing at Anzac CoveANZAC Cove, Turkey54 km SWSee aftermath
3 May 1915Battle for Baby 700Gallipoli, Turkey0 km WOttoman victory
28 May 1915Battle for No.3 PostGallipoli, Turkey1 km NEOttoman victory
July 1915Battle of BitlisBitlis, Turkey1,375 km ERussian victory
6 August 1915Landing at Suvla BaySuvla Bay, Turkey1,380 km WOttoman victory
6 August 1915Battle of Sari BairGallipoli, Turkey8 km SEOttoman victory
7 August 1915Battle of the NekGallipoli, Turkey1 km SEOttoman victory
7 August 1915Battle of Chunuk BairANZAC Cove, Turkey2 km NEOttoman victory
21 August 1915Battle of Hill 60 (Gallipoli)Gallipoli, Turkey3 km NWOttoman victory
21 August 1915Battle of Scimitar HillSuvla Bay, Turkey6 km NWOttoman victory
1916Battles of ÇapakçurTurkey1,232 km EOttoman victory
1916Battle of MuşTurkey115 km ERussian victory
22 September 1918Capture of Jisr ed DamiehPalestine955 km SWBritish victory
26 September 1918Capture of DamascusDamascus, Syria172 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
26 October 1918Charge at HaritanHuraytan, Syria298 km NOttoman victory
1921Battle of Kütahya–EskişehirAfyonkarahisar, Turkey639 km NWGreek victory; Greek capture of Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya and...
1921Battle of SakaryaTurkey80 km NEMilitary stalemate; Greek advance failed
1922Battle of DumlupınarTurkey109 km SWTurkish victory
1922Turkish capture of SmyrnaTurkey251 km WTurkish capture of Smyrna; Armistice of Mudanya; Great fire...

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, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.