List of battles of the Turkish War of Independence explained

This is a list of battles of the Turkish War of Independence. The list does not include battles fought against the rebels and the Ottoman government (for these, see Revolts during the Turkish War of Independence).

DateBattleOpponentResultTurkish military casualtiesOpponent military casualties
15 May 1919GreeceGreek victory30–40 killed, 40–60 wounded2 killed, 6–20 wounded
16 May 1919GreeceGreek victoryUnknown Unknown
16 June 1919GreeceTurkish victory1 wounded20+ killed
15 June 1919GreeceGreek victory10 dead, 9 wounded, 86 missingUnknown
20 June 1919GreeceGreek victory30–80 killed, 40 wounded7 killed, 12 wounded
21 June 1919GreeceTurkish victory30 killed, 40 wounded7 killed, 10 wounded
25 June 1919GreeceGreek victory30+ killed and wounded6 killed and a few wounded
27 June 1919GreeceGreek victoryBoth sides=1,500 to 2,000
21 January 1920MarashFranceTurkish victory4,500 killed, 500+ wounded (including civilians)160 killed, 280 wounded, 170 missing
8 February 1920UrfaFranceTurkish victory~1,000 killed, captured, wounded and missing~460 killed or captured
1 April 1920AintabFranceFrench victory6,317 killed (mostly civilians), +2000 prisoners1200 killed
27 May 1920KarboğazıFranceTurkish victoryNone150+ killed, 673 prisoners
18 June 1920OltuArmeniaTurkish victoryUnknown Unknown
June-September 1920Greece-Britain Greek and British victory Unknown Unknown
29 September 1920SarıkamışArmeniaTurkish victoryUnknown Unknown
11 October 1920KovanbaşıFranceTurkish victoryUnknown ~1000 killed, wounded and captured
27 October 1920GreeceGreek victory 181 killed, 135 wounded42 killed, 123 wounded
30 October 1920KarsArmeniaTurkish victory+150 killed, +3,000 prisoners9 killed, 47 wounded
1 November 1920KanlıgeçitFranceTurkish victoryUnknown1050 killed
7 November 1920AlexandropolArmeniaTurkish victoryUnknown Unknown
20 November 1920FadılFranceTurkish victory25 killed, 40 wounded500+ killed
9 January 1921GreeceTurkish victory95 killed, 183 wounded, 211 prisoners51 killed, 130 wounded
26 March 1921GreeceTurkish victory681 killed, 1822 wounded,1369 missing and prisoner, 3 executed707 killed, 3075 wounded, 503 missing
10 July 1921GreeceGreek victory1643 killed, 4981 wounded, 374 prisoners, 30,809 deserted1491 killed, 6472 wounded, 110 missing
23 August 1921GreeceTurkish victory3,700 killed, 18,480 wounded, 108 prisoners, 5,639 deserted, 8,089 missing4,000 dead, 19,000 wounded, 354 missing
7 June 1922SamsunUnited States-GreeceInconclusiveNoneNone
26 August-18 September 1922Great OffensiveGreeceTurkish victory2,318 killed, 9,360 wounded, 1,697 missing, 101 prisoners35,000 killed and wounded, 15,000 prisoners
30 August 1922GreeceTurkish victory2,318 killed, 9,360 wounded, 1,697 missing, 101 prisoners8,000 killed, 2,000 wounded, 2,000 captured,
9 September 1922Turkish capture of SmyrnaGreeceTurkish victoryUnknown Unknown

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