Battle of Derna (1912)

For other uses, see Battle of Derna (disambiguation).

The Battle of Derna, also known as the Battle of Sidi Abdullah (Arabic: معركة سيدي عبد الله), occurred near Derna on 3 March 1912, during the Italo-Turkish War. The battle took place between the Italians led by Luigi Capello and Ottoman-Senussi Forces led by Enver Pasha and Ahmed Sharif as-Senussi.^[5][6][7]

Battle of Sidi Abdullah
Part of the Italo-Turkish War
Date 3 March 1912 Location Derna, Ottoman Tripolitania (now Libya) 32°45′20.21″N 22°38′15.88″E Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Italy	Ottoman Empire Senussi Order
Commanders and leaders
Luigi Capello	Mustafa Kemal Bey[1] İsmail Enver Bey[2] Ahmed Sharif as-Senussi
Strength
15,000–16,000[3]	8 officers      160 soldiers 7,742 Arabs[3]
Casualties and losses
150–200[3][4]	Unknown