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Siege of Tripoli

Siege of Tripoli was a siege conducted in 1705 at Tripoli, in what is now Libya. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Tripoli. It was part of Revolutions of Tunis, which ran from 1675 to 1705. The recorded result: Tripolitanian victory.

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Fought1705
WhereTripoli, Libya32.888N, 13.188E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeTripolitanian victory
BelligerentsOttoman Tripolitaniaagainst23px Ottoman Tunisia
Part ofRevolutions of Tunis1675 to 1705

Record

Date1705 (year precision)
PlaceTripoli, Libya
32.888N, 13.188E
KindSiege, early modern
Commanders
  • Ibrahim Sharif of Tunis
Siege of TripoliSiege of TripoliItalian invasion of TripolitaniaBattle of TripoliAction of 1 August 1801Fall of TripoliSiege of TripoliItalian invasion of TripolitaniaMisrataZuwaraGharyanBani Walid100 km32.888N, 13.188E
Placed at Tripoli; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1705

Siege of Tripoli is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 72 in present-day Libya.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q123243699, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Tripoli (1705), revision 1370746051, 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.