Atlas of Battles

commander, 11 engagements

Battles of İsmet İnönü

Battles of İsmet İnönü

2nd President of the Republic of Turkey (1884–1973)

İsmet İnönü is recorded as a commander at 11 placed engagements in the atlas between 1917 and 1922: 11 battles across 4 present-day countries, most in Turkey (5), Syria (3), Israel (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 3,185 km apart end to end, 318 km between engagements on average. Most belong to World War I (6), Greco-Turkish War (5).

Battles of RamadiBattle of El Buggar RidgeCharge at KisweCharge at Khan AyashBattle of Kütahya–EskişehirFirst Battle of İnönüBattle of BeershebaCapture of DamascusSecond Battle of İnönüBattle of SakaryaBattle of DumlupınarBattle of BeershebaCapture of DamascusSecond Battle of İnönüBattle of SakaryaBattle of DumlupınarBaghdadAlexandriaTel AvivAleppoBeirutYerevanNicosiaİzmirBursaTabriz500 km35.509N, 36.579E
11 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1917: 3 engagements1918: 3 engagements1921: 4 engagements4 in 19211922: 1 engagements19171922
11 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battles of Ramadi, 1917Battle of El Buggar Ridge, 1917Battle of Beersheba, 1917Capture of Damascus, 1918Charge at Kiswe, 1918Charge at Khan Ayash, 1918Battle of Kütahya–Eskişehir, 1921First Battle of İnönü, 1921Second Battle of İnönü, 1921Battle of Sakarya, 1921Battle of Dumlupınar, 192219171922
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1917Battles of RamadiRamadi, IraqOttoman victory
27 October 1917Battle of El Buggar RidgeIsrael844 km WBritish victory
31 October 1917Battle of BeershebaBeersheba, Israel26 km EAllied victory
26 September 1918Capture of DamascusDamascus, Syria288 km NEAllied victory
30 September 1918Charge at KisweSyria19 km SBritish victory
2 October 1918Charge at Khan AyashSyria42 km NEBritish victory
1921Battle of Kütahya–EskişehirAfyonkarahisar, Turkey780 km NWGreek victory; Greek capture of Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya and...
1921First Battle of İnönüEskişehir, Turkey473 km EStalemate/Inconclusive; Greek tactical success; Greek...
1921Second Battle of İnönüİnönü, Turkey511 km WTurkish victory
1921Battle of SakaryaSakarya River, Turkey94 km SEMilitary 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. Official photo of President., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.