Malgaç Raid

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Malgaç Raid
Part of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–22)

Yörük Ali Efe (sitting centered) with his friends (19 June 1919)
Date15/16 June 1919
Location
1-2 kilometre east of Sultanhisar
Result

Turkish victory

  • Bridge and its guard station destroyed.
  • Capture of some Greek weapons and ammunition
Belligerents
Greece Kuva-yi Milliye
Commanders and leaders
Captain Yorgiyes Yörük Ali Efe
Kıllıoğlu Hüseyin Efe
Captain Ahmet Bey
Asaf Necmi
Strength
20 at the bridge
Reinforcements: 1 battalion		 60 men
Casualties and losses
20+ killed 1 wounded

The Malgaç Raid, was a raid conducted by Yörük Ali Efe and his men on 16 June 1919. The target of the raid was the Malgaç railway bridge, which was used by the Greeks to transport military equipment to Nazilli and beyond. It was one of the first organized civil resistance attacks against the invading Greek forces in western Anatolia.

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