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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fao_Landing Fao Landing] Wikipedia<br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fao_Landing Fao Landing] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_(Poona)_Division 6th Poona Division] Wikipedia<br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_(Poona)_Division 6th Poona Division] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[[Category:Battles|Fao Landing]] | [[Category:Battles|Fao Landing]] | ||
[[Category:Mesopotamia Campaign|Fao Landing]] | [[Category:Mesopotamia Campaign|Fao Landing]] | ||
[[Category:First World War|Fao Landing]] | [[Category:First World War|Fao Landing]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:16, 13 June 2010
| Fao Landing | ||
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| Part of Mesopotamia Campaign | ||
| Date: | 6 November 1914 | |
| Location: | Al Faw, Iraq | |
| Presidency: | not in British India | |
| Co-ordinates: | 29.98°N 48.467°E | |
| Result: | British landing | |
| Combatants | ||
| United Kingdom | Ottoman Empire | |
| Commanders | ||
| Major General Arthur Barrett | Suleyman Askeri Bey | |
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This event is part of the Mesopotamia Campaign in the First World War
Synopsis
The Mesopotamia Campaign opened when the 6th (Poona) Division landed at Fao and took Fao Fortress.
External links
Mesopotamian Campaign Wikipedia
Fao Landing Wikipedia
6th Poona Division Wikipedia