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Conflict Africa

Italo-Turkish War

1911 CE – 1912 CE · 1 year

Italy invaded Ottoman Libya in a war notable for the first military use of aircraft (for reconnaissance and bombing). Italy's seizure of Libya and the Dodecanese islands revealed Ottoman military weakness and encouraged the Balkan states to launch the Balkan Wars.

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Italo-Turkish War on Wikipedia.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Kingdom of Italy
  • Ottoman Empire

Key moments

Defining events in the Italo-Turkish War.

  1. 1911 Naval Battle of Preveza
  2. 1911 Battle of Ain Zara

Elsewhere in Africa at the time

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Landmark · Africa

Taï National Park

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · Africa

Algeria

Founded 1900 CE · attested to 2026 CE

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Somaliland Campaign (Dervish War)

1899 CE – 1920 CE

Landmark · Africa

Rwenzori Mountains

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · Africa

Angola

Attested 1815 CE – 2026 CE

Conflict · Africa

Italo-Senussi War

1911 CE – 1932 CE

Landmark · Africa

Serengeti National Park

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · Africa

Morocco

Founded 789 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1911 CE and 1912 CE.

1911 CE Italo-Senussi War 1911 CE Xinhai Revolution 1912 CE Balkan Wars

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing Albania Polity · Europe Founded 1912 CE · attested to 2026 CE Tea Horse Road Trade route · East Asia 700 CE – 1950 CE Thomas Edison Figure · United States 1847 CE – 1931 CE Balkan Wars Conflict · Europe 1912 CE – 1913 CE Great Barrier Reef Landmark · Oceania 3000 BCE – still standing
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