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[[Category:First World War| | [[Category:First World War|Sheikh Sa'ad, Battle of]] | ||
Revision as of 17:35, 14 June 2010
| Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Mesopotamia Campaign | ||
| Date: | 6-9 January 1916 | |
| Location: | Shayk Sad, Iraq | |
| Presidency: | not in British India | |
| Co-ordinates: | 32.558°N 46.294°E | |
| Result: | British defeat | |
| Combatants | ||
| United Kingdom | Ottoman Empire | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lieut-Gen Sir Fenton Aylmer | Colonel Nureddin | |
| Strength | ||
| 13,300 troops 42 guns |
9,000 troops 20 guns | |
| Casualties | ||
| 1,962 killed 2,300 wounded |
Casualties unknown 512 prisoners | |
This event is part of the Mesopotamia Campaign in the First World War
Synopsis
General Aylmer was ordered to try to relieve the British besieged in Kut. He advanced as far as Sheikh Sa'ad but two attacks were repulsed. The Turks withdrew on the night of 8/9 January but the relief operation had not been advanced.
External links
Mesopotamian Campaign Wikipedia
Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad Wikipedia
Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad www.firstworldwar.com