Battle of Benghazi (1911)

The Battle of Benghazi (1911)
Part of The Italo-Turkish War
Date 20 October 1911 - 18 October 1912 Location Benghazi, Ottoman Tripolitania (now Libya) 32°07′14.33″N 20°05′10.21″E / 32.1206472°N 20.0861694°E / 32.1206472; 20.0861694 Result Italian Victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Italy	Ottoman Empire Senussi Order
Commanders and leaders
Admiral Augusto Aubry General Ottavio Briccola General Giovanni Ameglio General Raynaldo D'Amico	Chakir Bey Aziz Ali Bey El-Masri
Strength
Initial: 15,000[1] At Peak: 22,000	Initial: 2,900[2] At Peak: 20,000
Casualties and losses
58 dead and 193 wounded	Around 1,150 killed and captured

The Battle of Benghazi occurred during the Italo-Turkish War when the Kingdom of Italy attacked and took possession of the major cities of the Ottoman Empire's North African Tripolitania province, now Libya. Benghazi was one of the five strategic cities captured and held by the Italians during the entire length of the war.