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|commander1= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_John_Melliss Maj-Gen Sir Charles Melliss VC] | |commander1= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_John_Melliss Maj-Gen Sir Charles Melliss VC] | ||
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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://books.google.co.uk/books?id=dfg6rw9uGVIC&pg=PA105&dq=Shaiba&as_brr=3&cd=1#v=onepage&q&f=false Battle of Shaiba] Google Books<br> | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=dfg6rw9uGVIC&pg=PA105&dq=Shaiba&as_brr=3&cd=1#v=onepage&q&f=false Battle of Shaiba] Google Books<br> | ||
[http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/shaiba.htm Battle of Shaiba] firstworldwar.com | [http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/shaiba.htm Battle of Shaiba] firstworldwar.com<br> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Godfrey_Massy_Wheeler Major Godfrey Wheeler's VC] Wikipedia | |||
===Historical books online=== | |||
*[http://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000239.0x0001a3 ''Report on the Operations in the Vicinity of Shaiba 12th-14th April 1915'']. Simla: General Staff India, 1915., British Library: India Office Records IOR/L/MIL/17/15/95, in Qatar Digital Library. Contains maps. | |||
[[Category:Battles|Shaiba, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Shaiba, Battle of]] | ||
[[Category:Mesopotamia Campaign|Shaiba, Battle of]] | [[Category:Mesopotamia Campaign|Shaiba, Battle of]] | ||
[[Category:First World War|Shaiba, Battle of]] | [[Category:First World War|Shaiba, Battle of]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:11, 8 December 2016
| Battle of Shaiba | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Mesopotamia Campaign | ||
| Date: | 12-14 April 1915 | |
| Location: | Shaibah, Iraq | |
| Presidency: | not in British India | |
| Co-ordinates: | 30.414°N 47.652°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| United Kingdom | Ottoman Empire | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj-Gen Sir Charles Melliss VC | Colonel Süleyman Askeri Bey | |
| Strength | ||
| about 5,000 | about 5,000 | |
| Casualties | ||
| Officers: 14 dead, 40 wounded Other ranks: 1.076 killed and wounded |
2,400 | |
This event is part of the Mesopotamia Campaign in the First World War
Synopsis
Sulaiman Askari commanded a large Turkish and Arab force at Nasariyeh from where he threatened Basra. Forces under Maj-Gen Melliss were sent to meet him at Shaiba ten miles west of Basra. The Turks were defeated after a prolonged engagement and Sulaiman Askari shot himself.
External links
Mesopotamian Campaign Wikipedia
Battle of Shaiba Google Books
Battle of Shaiba firstworldwar.com
Major Godfrey Wheeler's VC Wikipedia
Historical books online
- Report on the Operations in the Vicinity of Shaiba 12th-14th April 1915. Simla: General Staff India, 1915., British Library: India Office Records IOR/L/MIL/17/15/95, in Qatar Digital Library. Contains maps.