Italian Defeat In Tripoli.

New York Times 100 years ago today, May 23, 1913:
Troops Compelled to Retreat, Abandoning Three Field Guns.
    BENGHAZI, May 22.— The Italian troops under Gen. Ganbretti were forced to retire after the battle with the Arabs on May 16 at Sidi Garba, near Derna, according to details just received here. The Italians advanced in three columns against the Arab position. They met with a most stubborn resistance, and were finally compelled to retreat to Derna, abandoning three field guns damaged in the fighting.
    The check is ascribed by the Italian commander to the superior numbers of the Arabs, to the fatigue of the Italian troops, and to the difficult ground.
    The casualties suffered by the Arabs are said to have numbered 500. A large number of Italian officers were wounded.