Atlas of Battles

commander, 9 engagements

Battles of Fevzi Çakmak

Battles of Fevzi Çakmak

Turkish military officer and statesperson (1876–1950)

Fevzi Çakmak is recorded as a commander at 9 placed engagements in the atlas between 1915 and 1922: 9 battles across 3 present-day countries, most in Turkey (4), Israel (4), Palestine (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,408 km apart end to end, 301 km between engagements on average. Most belong to World War I (7), Greco-Turkish War (2).

Battle of KrithiaBattle of Mughar RidgeBattle of TabsorBattle of NazarethBattle of Krithia VineyardBattle of BeershebaBattle of TulkarmBattle of SakaryaBattle of DumlupınarBattle of Krithia VineyardBattle of BeershebaBattle of TulkarmBattle of SakaryaBattle of DumlupınarAthensAlexandriaAnkaraAleppoDamascusBeirutBanghaziJerusalemThessalonikiNicosia500 km35.681N, 30.754E
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1915: 2 engagements1917: 2 engagements1918: 3 engagements3 in 19181921: 1 engagements1922: 1 engagements19151922
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Krithia, 1915Battle of Krithia Vineyard, 1915Battle of Beersheba, 1917Battle of Mughar Ridge, 1917Battle of Tulkarm, 1918Battle of Tabsor, 1918Battle of Nazareth, 1918Battle of Sakarya, 1921Battle of Dumlupınar, 192219151922
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
28 April 1915Battle of KrithiaTurkeyOttoman victory
6 August 1915Battle of Krithia VineyardGallipoli, Turkey7 km NEOttoman victory
31 October 1917Battle of BeershebaBeersheba, Israel1,249 km SEAllied victory
13 November 1917Battle of Mughar RidgeIsrael65 km NBritish Empire victory
19 September 1918Battle of TulkarmPalestine57 km NEBritish Empire victory
19 September 1918Battle of TabsorTabsur, Israel19 km SWEntente victory
20 September 1918Battle of NazarethNazareth, Israel69 km NEBritish Empire victory
1921Battle of SakaryaSakarya River, Turkey832 km NWMilitary stalemate; Greek advance failed
1922Battle of DumlupınarDumlupınar, Turkey109 km SWTurkish victory

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.