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The Cairo Bulletin
Cairo, Alexander County County, Illinois
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In a battle near Tripoli, Italian troops under Reisoli defeated Turkish and Arab forces at Lebda, routing the enemy after a counterattack; 421 enemy dead, 31 Italians killed, 51 wounded. Reported June 13 from Washington.
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Washington, June 13. In a fierce battle between combined forces of Turkish soldiers and Arabs and the Italian troops at Lebda near Tripoli, the Turkish forces were defeated and retreated, leaving 421 dead on the battlefield. The Italians lost 31 killed and 51 wounded.
A dispatch received, today, by the Italian ambassador, here, announced that the Italians, commanded by Reisoli, made a counter attack, succeeding in turning the enemy's flank and gaining a position in its rear. The Turkish and Arab forces were completely routed and fled in
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Lebda Near Tripoli
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turkish forces defeated and retreated, leaving 421 dead on the battlefield; italians lost 31 killed and 51 wounded; turkish and arab forces completely routed and fled
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In a fierce battle between combined forces of Turkish soldiers and Arabs and the Italian troops at Lebda near Tripoli, the Turkish forces were defeated and retreated. The Italians, commanded by Reisoli, made a counter attack, succeeding in turning the enemy's flank and gaining a position in its rear.