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|combatant2=Ottoman Empire | |combatant2=Ottoman Empire | ||
|commander1= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Vere_Ferrers_Townshend Major General Charles Townshend] | |commander1= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Vere_Ferrers_Townshend Major General Charles Townshend] | ||
| − | |commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nureddin_Pasha Colonel Nureddin] | + | |commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nureddin_Pasha Colonel Yusef Nureddin] |
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamian_Campaign Mesopotamian Campaign] Wikipedia<br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamian_Campaign Mesopotamian Campaign] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Es_Sinn Battle of Es Sinn] Wikipedia<br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Es_Sinn Battle of Es Sinn] Wikipedia<br> | ||
| + | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=dfg6rw9uGVIC&pg=PA116&dq=Amara&as_brr=3&cd=1#v=onepage&q&f=false Battle of Es Sinn] Google Books<br> | ||
[http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/kutalamara.htm Capture of Kut-Al-Amara] firstworldwar.com | [http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/kutalamara.htm Capture of Kut-Al-Amara] firstworldwar.com | ||
Revision as of 08:51, 17 June 2010
| Battle of Es Sinn | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Mesopotamia Campaign | ||
| Date: | 28 September 1915 | |
| Location: | Es Sinn, Iraq | |
| Presidency: | not in British India | |
| Co-ordinates: | 32.514722°N 45.818891°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| United Kingdom | Ottoman Empire | |
| Commanders | ||
| Major General Charles Townshend | Colonel Yusef Nureddin | |
| Strength | ||
| 10,500 | ||
| Casualties | ||
| 5,300 | ||
This event is part of the Mesopotamia Campaign in the First World War.
Also known as the Capture of Kut-Al-Amara.
Synopsis
Following the capture of Nasiriyeh the British Commander-in-Chief, Sir John Nixon, determined to advance on Kut. The Turkish 6th Army of about 10,500 men under Col Nureddin was entrenched in the Es Sinn area. General Townshend's 6th Indian Division defated the Turks and entered Kut the following day.
External links
Mesopotamian Campaign Wikipedia
Battle of Es Sinn Wikipedia
Battle of Es Sinn Google Books
Capture of Kut-Al-Amara firstworldwar.com
