Battle of Zanzur

Part of the Italo-Turkish War

Date	8 June 1912
Location	Janzour, Ottoman Empire (now Libya)
Result	Italian victory^[1]

Belligerents

Kingdom of Italy

Ottoman Empire

Commanders and leaders

Carlo Caneva

Strength

12,000^[1]

14,000 Turks & Arabs^[2]

Casualties and losses

320 killed

1,000-1,400 killed^[1]^[2]

Italo-Turkish War

Sciara Sciat Al-Hani Preveza Kuwayfia Tobruk Kunfuda Bay Beirut Al-Fwaihat Derna Rhodes Zanzur

The Battle of Zanzur or Battle of Janzur, also known as the Battle of Sidi Abdel Jalil (Arabic: معركة سيدي عبد الجليل‎‎), occurred in Janzour in 1912 on the eighth day of June during the Italo-Turkish War. The battle took place between Italians and Ottoman forces and the Libyan resistance.

References

1 2 3 Jaques, Tony (2007). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: P-Z. United States of America.
1 2 "30 Sep 1912 - TURCO-ITALIAN WAR. THE BATTLE OF ZANZUR. OVER 1". Trove.nla.gov.au. 1912-09-30. Retrieved 2015-05-21.

Ottoman battles in the 20th century

Italo-Turkish War (1911–12)	Preveza Tobruk Kywayfia Kunfuda Bay Derna Beirut Rhodes Zanzur

Balkan Wars (1912–13)	Sarantaporo Kırcalı (Kardzhali) Beşpınar (Pente Pigadia) Sorovich Kumanovo Kirk Kilise İşkodra (Scutari) Lüleburgaz Edirne (Adrianople) Prilep Himara Monastir First Çatalca Varna (Kaliakra) Merhamli İmroz (Elli) Korytsa Lemnos Bolayır Şarköy Bizani Second Çatalca Edirne (Adrianople)

First World War (1914–18)	Köprüköy (Bergmann) Sarikamish Ardahan Suez Canal Naval operations Katya Seddülbayır (Cape Helles) Kumkale 1st Arıburnu (Anzac Cove) Baby 700 1st Kirte Battle of Dilman 2nd Arıburnu (2nd Anzac Cove) 2nd Kirte No.3 Post 3rd Arıburnu (3rd Anzac Cove) 3rd Kirte Zığındere Manzikert Kara Killisse Kirte Bağları (Krithia Vineyard) Kanlısırt (Lone Pine) Anafartalar Conkbayır Sarıbayır Kılıçbayır (The Nek) Hill 60 Yusufçuktepe (Scimitar Hill) Selman’ı Pak (Ctesiphon) 1st Kut Sağ Sahil Erzurum Offensive Wadi Felahiye (Hanna) Sabis Trebizond Mecca Erzincan Aqaba Bitlis Romani Bir el Abd Yanbu Magdhaba Rafa Nekhl Bir el Hassana 2nd Kut Samarrah Jebel Hamlin 1st Gaza 2nd Gaza Istabulat Aqaba Ramadi Wadi Musa Beersheba Khuweilfe 3rd Gaza Baghdad Hareira and Sheria Wadi el Hesi Huj Mughar Ridge Ayun Kara Jerusalem Jaffa Jericho Tell 'Asur Khan Baghdadi Hijla 1st Amman Berukin and 1st Arara 2nd Transjordan Abaran Sardarabad Karakilisa Baku Arsuf German Expedition Abu Tellul 2nd Arara Megiddo Tabsor Tulkarm Afulah and Beisan Nazareth Jenin Haifa Samakh Tiberias Irbid Jisr Benat Yakub Kaukab Damascus Kiswe Jisr ed Damieh Sharqat Aleppo Khan Ayash 2nd Amman Haritan

For the battles before 1900 see List of battles involving the Ottoman Empire

Coordinates: 32°49′02″N 13°00′40″E / 32.8172°N 13.0111°E / 32.8172; 13.0111

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