battle, interwar and Second World War
Bombardment of Samsun
Bombardment of Samsun was a battle fought in 1922 at Samsun, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Turkish War of Independence, which ran from 1919 to 1923. The recorded result: See Outcome. Recorded strength: 1 battleship (Kilkis); 3 cruisers; 2 destroyers; 4 minesweepers against 1 artillery piece.
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Where it sits in the Turkish War of Independence
Record
| Date | 1922 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Samsun, Turkey 41.290N, 36.334E | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Strength | 1 battleship (Kilkis); 3 cruisers; 2 destroyers; 4 minesweepers | 1 artillery piece |
| Casualties and losses | No losses | 4 soldiers killed, 3 wounded |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Amisus 73 BC, 4.1 km S
- Siege of Themiscyra 71 BC, 34 km E
- Battle of Halys 82 BC, 59 km NW
- Siege of Amaseia 72 BC, 83 km SW
- Battle of Cabira 72 BC, 95 km SE
In the same war
Elsewhere in 1922
- Battle of Dublin Ireland
- Battle of Dumlupınar Turkey
- Turkish capture of Smyrna Turkey
- Battle of Volochayevka Russia
- Siege of Dushanbe Tajikistan
Bombardment of Samsun is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 687 in present-day Turkey.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4940512, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Bombardment of Samsun, revision 1384937458, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.