Atlas of Battles

country, 72 engagements

Battles in Libya

72 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Libya: 46 battles, 8 sieges, 10 naval actions and 8 campaigns between 560 BC and 1987. The wars with most engagements here: World War II (25), Italo-Turkish War (12), First Barbary War (8), First Italo-Senussi War (3).

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Battle of LeuconSiege of TripoliSiege of TripoliBattle of ManuSiege of TripoliHafsid invasion of GhadamesSpanish conquest of TripoliSiege of TripoliBattle of TripoliSiege of TripoliBombardment of TripoliAction of 16 May 1797Action of 1 August 1801First Battle of Tripoli HarborAction of 2 June 1803Action of 22 June 1803Action of 31 October 1803Action of 7 July 1804Second Battle of Tripoli HarborBattle of DernaBattle of TripoliBombardment of TripoliItalian invasion of LibyaBattle of TripoliShar al-ShattBattle of KuwayfiaBattle of Ain ZaraBattle of Bir TabrazBattle of TobrukBattle of GargarescItalian invasion of TripolitaniaBattle of DernaBattle of MisrataBattle of ZanzurBattle of Sidi BilalFirst Italo-Senussi WarBattle of Al-Asaba'aBattle of Sidi Karim Al-QurbaBattle of MahrugahBattle of AjdabiyaBattle of Wadi MarsitFirst Battle of Sidi Abu ArqoubBattle of Al-RahibaBattle of Bir TagriftSiege of GiarabubBattle of BardiaBritish capture of TobrukAction at Mechili, 24 January 1941Battle of KufraBattle of Beda FommBardia raidTwin Pimples raidOperation FlipperFirst Battle of Bir el GubiPoint 175Second Battle of Bir el GubiBattle at Bir el HarmatAxis capture of TobrukOperation CaravanOperation BigamyOperation AgreementBattle of El AgheilaBattle of the Gulf of GabesOperation SonnenblumeSiege of TobrukOperation BattleaxeOperation CrusaderBattle of GazalaBattle of Bir HakeimGulf of Sidra incident1986 United States bombing of LibyaOperation SonnenblumeSiege of TobrukOperation BattleaxeOperation CrusaderBattle of GazalaBattle of Bir HakeimGulf of Sidra incident1986 United States bombing of LibyaTripoliBanghaziMisrataZuwaraAl JawfTmassa500 km28.557N, 18.447E
72 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by century

601 BC: 1 engagementsAD 800: 3 engagementsAD 900: 1 engagements1400: 1 engagements1500: 2 engagements1600: 1 engagements1700: 3 engagements1800: 10 engagements1900: 50 engagements50 in 1900601 BC1900
72 dated engagements, one bar per century, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 11 with pages

Contested ground 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
560 BCBattle of LeuconJebel Akhdar
AD 812Siege of TripoliTripoli
AD 878Siege of TripoliTripoli
AD 896Battle of ManuSabratha
AD 999Siege of TripoliTripoliArab–Byzantine wars
1404Hafsid invasion of GhadamesGhadames
1510Spanish conquest of TripoliTripoli
9 August 1551Siege of TripoliTripoliOttoman–Habsburg Wars
1673Battle of TripoliTripoli
1705Siege of TripoliTripoliRevolutions of Tunis
1728Bombardment of TripoliTripoli
16 May 1797Action of 16 May 1797French Revolutionary Wars
1 August 1801Action of 1 August 1801Mediterranean SeaFirst Barbary War
16 May 1802First Battle of Tripoli HarborPort of TripoliFirst Barbary War
1803Action of 2 June 1803TripoliFirst Barbary War
22 June 1803Action of 22 June 1803TripoliFirst Barbary War
1803Action of 31 October 1803TripoliFirst Barbary War
1804Action of 7 July 1804TripoliFirst Barbary War
3 August 1804Second Battle of Tripoli HarborTripoliFirst Barbary War
27 April 1805Battle of DernaDernaFirst Barbary War
1825Battle of TripoliTripoli
1828Bombardment of TripoliTripoli
1911Italian invasion of LibyaLibya
10 October 1911Battle of TripoliTripoliItalo-Turkish War
23 October 1911Shar al-ShattTripolitania vilayet
28 November 1911Battle of KuwayfiaBenghaziItalo-Turkish War
4 December 1911Battle of Ain ZaraAin ZaraItalo-Turkish War
1911Battle of Bir TabrazTripoliItalo-Turkish War
22 December 1911Battle of TobrukTobrukItalo-Turkish War
1912Battle of GargarescGargarescItalo-Turkish War
1912Italian invasion of TripolitaniaTripolitania vilayetItalo-Turkish War
3 March 1912Battle of DernaItalo-Turkish War
9 July 1912Battle of MisrataMisrataItalo-Turkish War
20 September 1912Battle of ZanzurJanzurItalo-Turkish War
1912Battle of Sidi BilalJanzurItalo-Turkish War
1913First Italo-Senussi WarCyrenaicaItalo-Turkish War
March 1913Battle of Al-Asaba'aAl Aşābi‘ahFirst Italo-Senussi War
1913Battle of Sidi Karim Al-QurbaDernaLibyan resistance movement
1913Battle of MahrugahBrakFirst Italo-Senussi War
1914Battle of AjdabiyaAjdabiyaFirst Italo-Senussi War
1915Battle of Wadi MarsitNafusa Mountains
1915First Battle of Sidi Abu ArqoubTripolitaniaWorld War I
1927Battle of Al-RahibaJardas al ‘Abidinterwar period
25 February 1928Battle of Bir TagriftTripolitaniainterwar period
25 December 1940Siege of GiarabubJaghbubWorld War II
3 January 1941Battle of BardiaBardiaWorld War II
21 January 1941British capture of TobrukTobrukWorld War II
24 January 1941Action at Mechili, 24 January 1941MechiliWorld War II
31 January 1941Battle of KufraKufraWorld War II
6 February 1941Operation SonnenblumeCyrenaicaWorld War II
6 February 1941Battle of Beda FommCyrenaicaWorld War II
10 April 1941Siege of TobrukTobrukWorld War II
1941Bardia raidBardiaWorld War II
1941Operation BattleaxeCyrenaicaWorld War II
1941Twin Pimples raidTobrukWorld War II
1941Operation CrusaderEgyptWorld War II
1941Operation FlipperItalian LibyaWorld War II
19 November 1941First Battle of Bir el GubiWorld War II
29 November 1941Point 175World War II
4 December 1941Second Battle of Bir el GubiWorld War II
26 May 1942Battle of GazalaGazalaWorld War II
26 May 1942Battle of Bir HakeimBir HakeimWorld War II
2 June 1942Battle at Bir el HarmatLibyan DesertWorld War II
1942Axis capture of TobrukTobrukWorld War II
1942Operation CaravanCyrenaicaWorld War II
1942Operation BigamyBeninaWorld War II
1942Operation AgreementNorth AfricaWorld War II
11 December 1942Battle of El AgheilaEl AgheilaWorld War II
20 January 1943Battle of the Gulf of GabesMediterranean SeaWorld War II
1981Gulf of Sidra incidentGulf of Sidra
19861986 United States bombing of LibyaLibyaCold War
5 September 1987Battle of Maaten al-SarraMaaten al-Sarra Air BaseToyota War

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.