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Ettangi is a town near [[Derna]] (in [[Cyrenaica]]) known for the battle fought between Italian soldiers and Libyan guerrillas on 18 - 19 June 1913. The battle ended in a disastrous Libyan defeat.
{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Battle of Ettangi
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| partof = the [[First Italo-Senussi War]]
| place = [[Ettangi]], 15 kilometers south-west of [[Derna]], [[Libya]]
| date = 18 - 19 June 1913
| result = Italian victory
* Breaking of the encirclement of the Italian garrison in [[Derna]]
| combatant1 = {{flag|Kingdom of Italy}}
| combatant2 = [[File:Flag of the Senussi Dynasty.svg|23px]] [[Senusiyya|Senussi Order]]
| commander1 = {{flagicon|Kingdom of Italy}} {{Interlanguage link multi|Tommaso Salsa|it|Tommaso Salsa}}
| commander2 = Unknown
| strength1 =
| strength2 =
| casualties1 = {{flagdeco|Kingdom of Italy}} 26 dead and 236 wounded<ref name="Casualties">Bollati, Ambrogio. Enciclopedia dei nostri combattimenti coloniali: fino al 2 ottobre 1935-XIII. Italia, G. Einaudi, 1936. Page 308-310.</ref>
| casualties2 = [[File:Flag of the Senussi Dynasty.svg|23px]] 500 dead, wounded and captured<ref name="Casualties"></ref>
| casualties3 =
| territory = Destruction of the rebel camp in Ettangi and capture by the Italians
}}
==Background==
A first attempt to expel the [[Senusiyya|Libyan guerrillas]] from Ettangi, in order to begin the occupation of the Libyan hinterland, took place on 16 May 1913, which however failed, causing unfavorable political repercussions.
==Preparations and Battle==
On June 18, 1913, General {{Interlanguage link multi|Tommaso Salsa|it|Tommaso Salsa}} decided to try the action again by advancing from [[Cyrene]], together with the general [[Giulio Cesare Tassoni|Tassoni]]'s division. Three Italian columns, commanded by General Salsa, moved towards the rebel camp of Ettangi with the precise aim of destroying it. The columns were made up of the following departments: the one on the right (General [[Alberto Cavaciocchi|Cavaciocchi]]: 4 Alpine battalions, 2 Eritrean, 4 mountain batteries), on the left (General [[Ettore Mambretti|Mambretti]]: 4 infantry battalions, 2 mountain batteries and one field battery, another 3 infantry battalions in reserve); central, connecting the other two (Colonel Arista, with 2 infantry battalions and a company of Libyan askari).
On 18 June the Italian troops conquered the enemy outposts. The battle ended the following day with the capture of Sidi Garbàa and Ettangi. The enemy camp was found abandoned and before leaving it the libyan guerrillas destroyed the powder magazines and the food stores.
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Italian Libya]]
[[Category:Battles involving Italy]]
Okumaya devam et...
Ettangi is a town near [[Derna]] (in [[Cyrenaica]]) known for the battle fought between Italian soldiers and Libyan guerrillas on 18 - 19 June 1913. The battle ended in a disastrous Libyan defeat.
{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Battle of Ettangi
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| partof = the [[First Italo-Senussi War]]
| place = [[Ettangi]], 15 kilometers south-west of [[Derna]], [[Libya]]
| date = 18 - 19 June 1913
| result = Italian victory
* Breaking of the encirclement of the Italian garrison in [[Derna]]
| combatant1 = {{flag|Kingdom of Italy}}
| combatant2 = [[File:Flag of the Senussi Dynasty.svg|23px]] [[Senusiyya|Senussi Order]]
| commander1 = {{flagicon|Kingdom of Italy}} {{Interlanguage link multi|Tommaso Salsa|it|Tommaso Salsa}}
| commander2 = Unknown
| strength1 =
| strength2 =
| casualties1 = {{flagdeco|Kingdom of Italy}} 26 dead and 236 wounded<ref name="Casualties">Bollati, Ambrogio. Enciclopedia dei nostri combattimenti coloniali: fino al 2 ottobre 1935-XIII. Italia, G. Einaudi, 1936. Page 308-310.</ref>
| casualties2 = [[File:Flag of the Senussi Dynasty.svg|23px]] 500 dead, wounded and captured<ref name="Casualties"></ref>
| casualties3 =
| territory = Destruction of the rebel camp in Ettangi and capture by the Italians
}}
==Background==
A first attempt to expel the [[Senusiyya|Libyan guerrillas]] from Ettangi, in order to begin the occupation of the Libyan hinterland, took place on 16 May 1913, which however failed, causing unfavorable political repercussions.
==Preparations and Battle==
On June 18, 1913, General {{Interlanguage link multi|Tommaso Salsa|it|Tommaso Salsa}} decided to try the action again by advancing from [[Cyrene]], together with the general [[Giulio Cesare Tassoni|Tassoni]]'s division. Three Italian columns, commanded by General Salsa, moved towards the rebel camp of Ettangi with the precise aim of destroying it. The columns were made up of the following departments: the one on the right (General [[Alberto Cavaciocchi|Cavaciocchi]]: 4 Alpine battalions, 2 Eritrean, 4 mountain batteries), on the left (General [[Ettore Mambretti|Mambretti]]: 4 infantry battalions, 2 mountain batteries and one field battery, another 3 infantry battalions in reserve); central, connecting the other two (Colonel Arista, with 2 infantry battalions and a company of Libyan askari).
On 18 June the Italian troops conquered the enemy outposts. The battle ended the following day with the capture of Sidi Garbàa and Ettangi. The enemy camp was found abandoned and before leaving it the libyan guerrillas destroyed the powder magazines and the food stores.
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Italian Libya]]
[[Category:Battles involving Italy]]
Okumaya devam et...