Battles of Zanzur (1912)

Battles of Sidi Bilal
	Part of the Italo-Turkish War
Date	1. 8 June 1912 at Sidi Abd al-Jalil; 2. 20 September 1912 at Sidi Bilal
Location	Janzour, Ottoman Tripolitania (now Libya)
Result	Italian victories Italians take Janzour;
Belligerents
Kingdom of Italy	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
8 June ; Vittorio Camerana; Pietro Frugoni; 20 September; Felice De Chaurand; Ottavio Ragni	Unknown
Strength
8 June ; 13,494 Infantry of four regiments (6th 40th 84th 82nd) and one askari battalion (5th); 1,136 Cavalry of eight squadrons	8 June ; 14,000 (entrenched)
Casualties and losses
8 June ; 43 killed and 279 wounded	8 June ; 1,000-2,000 killed Thousands wounded

The Battles of Zanzur or Battles of Janzur, were a series of battles that took place in 1911–1912 at Zanzur oasis, near Tripoli during the Italo-Turkish War. During the battles, the Italians unsuccessfully attacked the Turkish-Arab stronghold located approximately twelve miles from the Italian lines at Tripoli until finally achieving a victory on 20 September 1912.

^ Jaques 2007, p. 1129.
^ Charles Stephenson, "A Box of Sand: The Italo-Ottoman War 1911-1912" (Tattered Flag Press, 2014), p. 142
^ ^a ^b "30 Sep 1912 - TURCO-ITALIAN WAR. THE BATTLE OF ZANZUR. OVER 1". Trove.nla.gov.au. 1912-09-30. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
^ Charles Stephenson, "A Box of Sand: The Italo-Ottoman War 1911-1912" (Tattered Flag Press, 2014), p. 143
^ Translated and Compiled from the Reports of the Italian General Staff, "The Italo-Turkish War (1911–12)" (Franklin Hudson Publishing Company, 1914), p. 82
^ Translated and Compiled from the Reports of the Italian General Staff, "The Italo-Turkish War (1911–12)" (Franklin Hudson Publishing Company, 1914), p. 78

[FOOTNOTEJaques20071129-1] Jaques 2007, p. 1129.

[2] Charles Stephenson, "A Box of Sand: The Italo-Ottoman War 1911-1912" (Tattered Flag Press, 2014), p. 142

[troveref-3] "30 Sep 1912 - TURCO-ITALIAN WAR. THE BATTLE OF ZANZUR. OVER 1". Trove.nla.gov.au. 1912-09-30. Retrieved 2015-05-21.

[4] Charles Stephenson, "A Box of Sand: The Italo-Ottoman War 1911-1912" (Tattered Flag Press, 2014), p. 143

[5] Translated and Compiled from the Reports of the Italian General Staff, "The Italo-Turkish War (1911–12)" (Franklin Hudson Publishing Company, 1914), p. 82

[6] Translated and Compiled from the Reports of the Italian General Staff, "The Italo-Turkish War (1911–12)" (Franklin Hudson Publishing Company, 1914), p. 78

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