Battle of Uadi Bu Taga

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The '''Battle of Uadi Bu Taga''' was fought in [[Libya]] in September 1931 between [[Kingdom of Italy|Italy]] and [[Senusiyya]]. The battle ended in a key Italian victory.
{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Battle of Uadi Bu Taga
| image =
| caption =
| date = Around 11 September 1931
| place = Uadi Bu Taga, [[Italian Libya|Libya]]
| result = Italian victory<ref>{{cite book |author=Gustavo Ottolenghi|date=1997|title=Gli italiani e il colonialismo: i campi di detenzione italiani in Africa|publisher=Sugarco|language=it|ISBN=9788871983974}}</ref>
* End of the [[Second Italo-Senussi War]]
* Consolidation of [[Italian Libya|Italian power in Libya]]
| combatant1 = {{flag|Kingdom of Italy|1866}}
| combatant2 = [[File:Flag of the Senussi Dynasty.svg|23px]] [[Senusiyya|Senussi Order]]
| commander1 = Unknown
| commander2 = [[File:Flag of the Senussi Dynasty.svg|23px]] [[Omar al-Mukhtar]]{{executed}}
| strength1 =
| strength2 =
| casualties1 = Unknown
| casualties2 = Unknown
| notes =
| partof = Part of The [[Second Italo-Senussi War]]
}}

At the end of the battle the [[Second Italo-Senussi War|rebellion in Cyrenaica]] also ended. Thanks to the help of the air force, the Italian soldiers defeated the [[Dor of Braasa Dorsa]] and a unit of [[Savari]] captured [[Omar al-Mukhtar]], leader of the rebellion, on 11 September 1931. He later was executed in 1931.

==References==
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[[Category:Italian Libya]]
[[Category:Battles involving Italy]]

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