Fighting in Tripoli.
THE BEDOUINS ROUTED. Received 5.5 p.m., 22nd. Home, June 21. On the arrival of Italian reinforcements showing a resolve to terminate the Bedouin resistance in Cyrenaica, Aziz Bey retired with the Turkish regulars towards the Egyptian frontier. A fight ensued between the Turks and Berbers, the latter’s casualties being 300.
The Italians had a sharp fight at Ettangi, where they lost 19 killed and 222 wounded. The Bedouins were routed.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WAIGUS19130623.2.20.6
Bibliographic details
Waikato Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5341, 23 June 1913, Page 3
Word Count
73Fighting in Tripoli. Waikato Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5341, 23 June 1913, Page 3
Using This Item
See our copyright guide for information on how you may use this title.