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{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=[[:Category:Mesopotamia Campaign|Mesopotamia Campaign]]
|date=28 September 1915
|location= Es Sinn, Iraq
|presidency=not in British India
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=32.514722,45.818891&z=12&t=h&hl=en 32.514722°N 45.818891°E]
|result=British victory
|territory=
|combatant1=United Kingdom
|combatant2=Ottoman Empire
|commander1= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Vere_Ferrers_Townshend Major General Charles Townshend]
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nureddin_Pasha Colonel Nureddin]
|strength1=
|strength2=10,500
|casualties1=
|casualties2=5,300
}}
This event is part of the [[Mesopotamia Campaign]] in the [[First World War]].<br> 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 ==
[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://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/kutalamara.htm Capture of Kut-Al-Amara] firstworldwar.com
[[Category:Battles|Nasiriyeh, Battle of]]
[[Category:Mesopotamia Campaign|Nasiriyeh, Battle of]]
[[Category:First World War|Nasiriyeh, Battle of]]
|partof=[[:Category:Mesopotamia Campaign|Mesopotamia Campaign]]
|date=28 September 1915
|location= Es Sinn, Iraq
|presidency=not in British India
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=32.514722,45.818891&z=12&t=h&hl=en 32.514722°N 45.818891°E]
|result=British victory
|territory=
|combatant1=United Kingdom
|combatant2=Ottoman Empire
|commander1= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Vere_Ferrers_Townshend Major General Charles Townshend]
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nureddin_Pasha Colonel Nureddin]
|strength1=
|strength2=10,500
|casualties1=
|casualties2=5,300
}}
This event is part of the [[Mesopotamia Campaign]] in the [[First World War]].<br> 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 ==
[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://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/kutalamara.htm Capture of Kut-Al-Amara] firstworldwar.com
[[Category:Battles|Nasiriyeh, Battle of]]
[[Category:Mesopotamia Campaign|Nasiriyeh, Battle of]]
[[Category:First World War|Nasiriyeh, Battle of]]
