Bombardment of Samsun

Bombardment of Samsun
	Part of the Turkish War of Independence
	; Samsun view after the bombardment
Date	7 June 1922
Location	Samsun, Turkey
Result	Tactical Allied victory Samsun is brought under Allied control; Strategic Allied failure No overall effect on the Turkish nationalists;
Belligerents
Allied Powers; Greece; United States	Ankara Government
Commanders and leaders
Ioannis Ipitis; Charles Vriasco; Mark Bristol; Robert L. Ghormley; Preston B. Haines	Cemil Cahit Bey
Units involved
:; Georgios Averof; destroyer Naxos; Kilkis; Leon ; 2 cruisers; 4 minesweepers; :; USS Sands; USS McFarland; USS Sturtevant	Unknown
Strength
1 battleship; 3 cruisers; 5 destroyers; 4 minesweepers	1 cannon
Casualties and losses
None	None
	4 civilians killed, 3 wounded

The Bombardment of Samsun was a naval operation carried out by the Greek Navy and the United States Navy against the Turkish town of Samsun in 1922. The ships fired 400 rounds at the town, and in return the single Turkish cannon in the town fired back 25 rounds. The bombardment lasted almost three hours (15:02–18:00).

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