Battle of the Gediz

Battle of the Gediz
	Part of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–22)
	; Greek soldiers charging against Turks in Gediz river
Date	24 October – 12 November 1920
Location	Gediz River, Gediz
Result	Inconclusive Greek forces later evacuate the Gediz and retreat to their winter bases; Turkish forces enter the Gediz;
Belligerents
Greece	Ankara Government Kuva-yi Milliye;
Commanders and leaders
Konstantinos Manetas	Ali Fuat Pasha; Çerkes Ethem
Units involved
13th Infantry Division	61st Division; 11th Division; Kuva-yi Seyyare
Strength
Initially 1 Division (12,000–15,000 men)	8,000 men
Casualties and losses
42 killed; 123 wounded	181 killed; 135 wounded

The Battle of the Gediz was fought between the Turkish Kuva-yi Milliye forces and the Greek forces near the Gediz River in the city of Gediz. The Turkish forces attacked Gediz in order to find out if a force composed mainly of irregular forces could compete with the Greek army in a larger battle. The battle also showed that the irregular forces lacked discipline and experience; they had little chance in open field battles against the Greeks. The experiences gained in this battle led the Turkish provisional Government of the Grand National Assembly to the conclusion that it would be necessary hence forward to establish and fight with a regular army against the Greek army instead of irregular forces.