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Raid on Bergama

Raid on Bergama was a battle fought on 20 June 1919 at Bergama, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Greco-Turkish War, which ran from 1919 to 1922. The recorded result: Greek victory. Recorded strength: 12 June: 800 infantry, 80 cavalry, 3 machine guns, 2 cannons; 18–20 June: 3,000 infantry against 1,000.

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View of Bergama, Turkey
View of Bergama, Turkey. Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought20 June 1919
WhereBergama, Turkey39.117N, 27.200E
OutcomeGreek victory
BelligerentsGreeceagainstKuva-yi Milliye
Casualties and losses10 dead, 9 wounded, 86 missing in action (mostly killed)and70+ (first day only)
Part ofGreco-Turkish War1919 to 1922

Where it sits in the Greco-Turkish War

Greek landing at Smyrna, 1919Urla Clashes, 1919Malgaç Raid, 1919Raid on Bergama, 1919Raid on Erbeyli, 1919Raid on Erikli, 1919Battle of Aydın, 1919Battle of the Gediz, 1920Battle of Kütahya–Eskişehir, 1921First Battle of İnönü, 1921Second Battle of İnönü, 1921Battle of Sakarya, 1921Battle of Dumlupınar, 1922Turkish capture of Smyrna, 192219191922Raid on Bergama, 1919
14 placed engagements of the Greco-Turkish War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date20 June 1919
to 19 June 1919
PlaceBergama, Turkey
39.117N, 27.200E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength12 June: 800 infantry, 80 cavalry, 3 machine guns, 2 cannons; 18–20 June: 3,000 infantry1,000
Casualties and losses10 dead, 9 wounded, 86 missing in action (mostly killed)70+ (first day only)
Commanders
  • Charalambos Tseroulis
Raid on BergamaRaid on BergamaBattle of ArginusaeBattle of GermeBattle of AdramyttiumSiege of MytileneBattle of MytileneBattle of ArginusaeBattle of GermeBattle of AdramyttiumBattle of MytileneİzmirBursaManisaÇanakkaleHios100 km39.117N, 27.200E
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Raid on Bergama is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 687 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q6100560, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bergama, revision 1382021132, 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.