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Battle of Tripoli

Battle of Tripoli was a battle fought on 10 October 1911 at Tripoli, 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: 1,700 troops; 4 battleships; 4 armoured cruisers; 1 protected cruiser against 3,000 troops; 1 gunboat.

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Italian marine troops landing at Tripoli.
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Fought10 October 1911
WhereTripoli, Libya32.887N, 13.191E
OutcomeItalian victory
BelligerentsItalyagainstOttoman Empire
Part ofItalo-Turkish War1911 to 1912

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 Tripoli, 1911
17 placed engagements of the Italo-Turkish War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date10 October 1911
PlaceTripoli, Libya
32.887N, 13.191E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Territorial changeItalians occupy Tripoli
Strength1,700 troops; 4 battleships; 4 armoured cruisers; 1 protected cruiser3,000 troops; 1 gunboat
Commanders
  • Luigi Faravelli
  • Umberto Cagni
Battle of TripoliBattle of TripoliItalian invasion of TripolitaniaAction of 1 August 1801Fall of TripoliSiege of TripoliSecond Battle of Tripoli HarborAction of 1 August 1801MisrataZuwaraAl KhumsGharyanBani Walid100 km32.887N, 13.191E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 12 times between 1289 and 1912.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1911

Battle of Tripoli 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 Q16592086, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tripoli (1911), revision 1370275793, 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.