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This event is part of the [[First World War]]
This event is part of the [[First World War]]


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*[[Second Battle of Kut]] 23 February 1917
*[[Second Battle of Kut]] 23 February 1917
*[[Fall of Baghdad]] 11 March 1917
*[[Fall of Baghdad]] 11 March 1917
*[[Samarra Offensive]] 13 March-23 April 1917
*[[Battle of Ramadi]] 28 September 1917
*[[Capture of Tikrit]] 5 November 1917
*[[Battle of Sharqat]] 23-30 October 1918


== Biographies ==
== Biographies ==
Details of some of the protagonists in the campaign
Details of some of the protagonists in the campaign
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Fenton_Aylmer,_13th_Baronet General Sir Fenton Aylmer]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Fenton_Aylmer,_13th_Baronet General Sir Fenton Aylmer] (1862-1935)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Barrett_(Indian_Army_officer) Maj-Gen Sir Arthur Barrett]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Barrett_(Indian_Army_officer) Maj-Gen Sir Arthur Barrett] (1857–1926)
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Cobbe General Alexander Cobbe] 1870-1931
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Cobbe General Alexander Cobbe] (1870-1931)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Sinclair_Delamain Brig- Gen Walter Delamain]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Sinclair_Delamain Brig- Gen Walter Delamain] (1862-1932)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colmar_Freiherr_von_der_Goltz Baron Wilhelm von der Goltz]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colmar_Freiherr_von_der_Goltz Baron Wilhelm von der Goltz] (1843–1916)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._F._Gorringe Lieut-Gen Sir George Gorringe]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._F._Gorringe Lieut-Gen Sir George Gorringe] (1868–1945)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halil_Kut Halil Pasha]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halil_Kut Halil Pasha] (1882-1957)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kâzım_Karabekir Kâzım Karabekir]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kâzım_Karabekir Kâzım Karabekir] (1882–1948)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Stanley_Maude Lieut-Gen Sir Frederick Maude]  
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Stanley_Maude Lieut-Gen Sir Frederick Maude] (1864-1917)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_John_Melliss Maj-Gen Sir Charles Melliss VC]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Marshall_(British_Army_officer) Gen Sir William Marshall] (1865–1939)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Nixon_(general) Lieut-Gen John Nixon]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_John_Melliss Maj-Gen Sir Charles Melliss VC] (1862-1936)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nureddin_Pasha Colonel Nureddin Pasha]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Nixon_(general) Lieut-Gen John Nixon] (1857–1921)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Vere_Ferrers_Townshend Maj-Gen Sir Charles Townshend]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nureddin_Pasha Colonel Nureddin Pasha] (1873-1932)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Vere_Ferrers_Townshend Maj-Gen Sir Charles Townshend] (1861–1924)


==6th (Poona) Division ==
==6th (Poona) Division ==

Revision as of 14:54, 16 June 2010

Mesopotamia Campaign
6 November 1914-14 November 1918
Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns
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Location: Mesopotamia
Combatants:
United Kingdom Ottoman Empire
Result:
Armistice of Mudros
Partitioning of the Ottoman Empire
Medals:
The 1914-15 Star
The British War Medal 1914-18
Links:
Category: Mesopotamia Campaign
See our interactive map of
Mesopotamia Campaign
locations and routes on Google Maps

This event is part of the First World War

Synopsis

The Mesopotamia Campaign was fought from November 1914 to November 1918 between the Allies represented by the British Empire, mostly troops from the Indian Empire, and the Central Powers, mostly of the Ottoman Empire.

Related articles

For further details of events during this period see the following articles

Biographies

Details of some of the protagonists in the campaign

6th (Poona) Division

16th Indian Infantry Brigade

17th Indian Infantry Brigade

18th Indian Infantry Brigade

Divisional Artillery

Divisional troops

12th Indian Division

12th Indian Brigade
Commanding Officer, Brigadier K E Lean

30th Indian Brigade
Commanding Officer, Major General C J Melliss

33rd Indian Brigade
Commanding Officer, Brigadier R Wapshare

Divisional Cavalry

Divisional Artillery

  • 86 Heavy Bty Royal Garrison Artillery
  • 104 Heavy Bty Royal Garrison Artillery

1/5th Hants Howitzer Bty Royal Field Artillery
Divisional Engineers

  • 12 Field Coy Sirmur Imperial Service Coy, Sappers & Miners
  • 12 Div Signal Coy

External links

Historical books online