Battles of Zanzur (1912)

Battles of Sidi Bilal
Part of the Italo-Turkish War
Date1. 8 June 1912 at Sidi Abd al-Jalil
2. 20 September 1912 at Sidi Bilal
Location
Janzour, Ottoman Tripolitania (now Libya)
Result

Italian victories[1]

  • Italians take Janzour
Belligerents
 Kingdom of Italy  Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
8 June
Vittorio Camerana
Pietro Frugoni
20 September
Felice De Chaurand
Ottavio Ragni		 Unknown
Strength
8 June [2]
13,494 Infantry of four regiments (6th 40th 84th 82nd) and one askari battalion (5th)
1,136 Cavalry of eight squadrons		 8 June [3][4]
14,000 (entrenched)
Casualties and losses
8 June [5]
43 killed and 279 wounded		 8 June [3][6]
1,000–2,000 killed Thousands wounded

The Battles of Zanzur or Battles of Janzur, were a series of battles that took place in 1911–1912 at Zanzur oasis, near Tripoli during the Italo-Turkish War. During the battles, the Italians unsuccessfully attacked the Turkish-Arab stronghold located approximately twelve miles from the Italian lines at Tripoli until finally achieving a victory on 20 September 1912.

  1. ^ Jaques 2007, p. 1129.
  2. ^ Charles Stephenson, "A Box of Sand: The Italo-Ottoman War 1911-1912" (Tattered Flag Press, 2014), p. 142
  3. ^ a b "30 Sep 1912 - TURCO-ITALIAN WAR. THE BATTLE OF ZANZUR. OVER 1". Trove.nla.gov.au. 1912-09-30. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
  4. ^ Charles Stephenson, "A Box of Sand: The Italo-Ottoman War 1911-1912" (Tattered Flag Press, 2014), p. 143
  5. ^ Translated and Compiled from the Reports of the Italian General Staff, "The Italo-Turkish War (1911–12)" (Franklin Hudson Publishing Company, 1914), p. 82
  6. ^ Translated and Compiled from the Reports of the Italian General Staff, "The Italo-Turkish War (1911–12)" (Franklin Hudson Publishing Company, 1914), p. 78