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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Wadi_(1916) Battle of Wadi] Wikipedia<br>
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[http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/wadi.htm Battle of Wadi] www.firstworldwar.com<br>
[http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/wadi.htm Battle of Wadi] www.firstworldwar.com<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatta_Singh Sepoy Chatta Singh, 9th Bhopal Infantry, VC] Wikipedia





Latest revision as of 16:28, 18 June 2010

Battle of Wadi
Part of Mesopotamia Campaign
Date: 13 January 1916
Location: Wadi, Iraq
Presidency: not in British India
Co-ordinates: 32.6547°N 46.134°E
Result: British defeat
Combatants
United Kingdom Ottoman Empire
Commanders
Lieut-Gen Sir Fenton Aylmer Halil Pasha
Strength
19,000 troops 22,500 troops
Casualties
1,600 dead and wounded Casualties unknown

This event is part of the Mesopotamia Campaign in the First World War

Synopsis

After the battle of Sheikh Sa'ad the Turks withdrew 10 miles upstream to the Wadi. Aylmer's attack was ultimately unsuccessful.

External links

Mesopotamian Campaign Wikipedia
Battle of Wadi Wikipedia
Battle of Wadi www.firstworldwar.com
Sepoy Chatta Singh, 9th Bhopal Infantry, VC Wikipedia