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Battle of Misrata

Battle of Misrata was a battle fought on 9 July 1912 at Misrata, in what is now Libya. It was part of the Italo-Turkish War, which ran from 1911 to 1912. The recorded result: Italian victory. Recorded strength: 10,000 against Unknown.

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Artillery Advance on Misurata (1912)
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Fought9 July 1912
WhereMisrata, Libya32.378N, 15.092E
OutcomeItalian victory
BelligerentsKingdom of ItalyagainstOttoman Empire
Casualties and losses142 dead and woundedandUnknown
Part ofItalo-Turkish WarItalian invasion of Tripolitania

Where it sits in the Italo-Turkish War

Battle of Preveza, 1911Battle of Tripoli, 1911Naval warfare of Italo-Turkish War, 1911Battle of Kuwayfia, 1911Battle of Ain Zara, 1911Battle of Bir Tabraz, 1911Battle of Tobruk, 1911Battle of Kunfuda Bay, 1912Battle of Gargaresc, 1912Italian invasion of Tripolitania, 1912Battle of Beirut, 1912Battle of Derna, 1912Battle of Rhodes, 1912Battle of Misrata, 1912Battle of Zanzur, 1912Battle of Sidi Bilal, 1912First Italo-Senussi War, 191319111913Battle of Misrata, 1912
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Record

Date9 July 1912
PlaceMisrata, Libya
32.378N, 15.092E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength10,000Unknown
Casualties and losses142 dead and woundedUnknown
Commanders
  • Vittorio Camerana
  • Gustavo Fara
Battle of MisrataBattle of MisrataBattle of Ain ZaraShar al-ShattFall of TripoliAction of 1 August 1801Battle of TripoliBattle of Ain ZaraSurtAl KhumsBani Walid100 km32.378N, 15.092E
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Battle of Misrata is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 72 in present-day Libya.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16583508, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Misrata (1912), revision 1370449951, 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.