Battle of Derna (1912)

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-Sennusi victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Italy	Ottoman Empire; Senussi Order
Commanders and leaders
Luigi Capello	Mustafa Kemal Bey; İsmail Enver Bey; Ahmed Sharif as-Senussi
Strength
15,000-16,000	8 officers; 160 soldiers; 7,742 Arabs
Casualties and losses
	150-200

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.

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