Urla clashes

38°19′N 26°45′E / 38.317°N 26.750°E / 38.317; 26.750

Urla clashes
Part of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–22)

Greek soldiers disembarking in Smyrna (May 1919)
Date16–17 May 1919
Location
Urla
Result

Greek victory

  • Greek army enters Urla
Belligerents
Kingdom of Greece Greece Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Lieutenant colonel Kazım Bey¹
Strength
800 irregular Greeks[1]
2 Greek army companies[2]		 25 soldiers and gendarmeries[2]
120 militia men[3]
1: 173. regiment commander, 2: 173. regiment soldiers

Urla Clashes were a series of clashes in Urla (now a district center of İzmir Province, Turkey) during the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922). After the Greek landing at İzmir, the Greek army advanced and occupied Bornova and Karşıyaka. After that, it advanced to the Karaburun Peninsula where Urla was situated.

  1. ^ Oğuz Gülcan, 2007, page 178.
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