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{{War|name=Mesopotamia Campaign |dates=6 November 1914-14 November 1918 |image=|location=Mesopotamia |combatant1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland United Kingdom] |combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire Ottoman Empire]| |result=<br> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamian_Campaign#Armistice_of_Mudros.2C_October Armistice of Mudros]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partitioning_of_the_Ottoman_Empire Partitioning of the Ottoman Empire] |medal=<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=uS-fOGwehuUC&pg=PA14&lpg=PA14&dq=Mesopotamian+campaign+medals&source=bl&ots=r8f4MMfcwh&sig=JEt5IYEYLwLnc_ubntysNqwRU7k&hl=en&ei=qoAYTIGUIOWM4gbdg8mdDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false The 1914-15 Star]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=uS-fOGwehuUC&pg=PA15&lpg=PA14&dq=Mesopotamian+campaign+medals&source=bl&ots=r8f4MMfcwh&sig=JEt5IYEYLwLnc_ubntysNqwRU7k&hl=en&ei=qoAYTIGUIOWM4gbdg8mdDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false The British War Medal 1914-18] |category=[[:Category:Mesopotamia Campaign|Mesopotamia Campaign]] |link1=}} | {{War|name=Mesopotamia Campaign |dates=6 November 1914-14 November 1918 |image=|location=Mesopotamia |combatant1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland United Kingdom] |combatant2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire Ottoman Empire]| |result=<br> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamian_Campaign#Armistice_of_Mudros.2C_October Armistice of Mudros]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partitioning_of_the_Ottoman_Empire Partitioning of the Ottoman Empire] |medal=<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=uS-fOGwehuUC&pg=PA14&lpg=PA14&dq=Mesopotamian+campaign+medals&source=bl&ots=r8f4MMfcwh&sig=JEt5IYEYLwLnc_ubntysNqwRU7k&hl=en&ei=qoAYTIGUIOWM4gbdg8mdDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false The 1914-15 Star]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=uS-fOGwehuUC&pg=PA15&lpg=PA14&dq=Mesopotamian+campaign+medals&source=bl&ots=r8f4MMfcwh&sig=JEt5IYEYLwLnc_ubntysNqwRU7k&hl=en&ei=qoAYTIGUIOWM4gbdg8mdDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false The British War Medal 1914-18] |category=[[:Category:Mesopotamia Campaign|Mesopotamia Campaign]] |link1=}} | ||
{{Battlemap|war=Mesopotamia Campaign|link=http://maps.google. | {{Battlemap|war=Mesopotamia Campaign|link=http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Ramadi,+Al+Anbar,+Iraq&msa=0&msid=101241150585833319689.000488ec0dd1e4e675276&ll=33.183537,45.53833&spn=7.159621,8.602295&t=p&z=7}} | ||
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 | |
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| 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 | |
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See our interactive map of Mesopotamia Campaign locations and routes on Google Maps | |
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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
- Fao Landing 6 November 1914
- Battle of Basra 21-22 November 1914
- Battle of Qurna 3-9 December 1914
- Battle of Shaiba 12-14 April 1915
- Capture of Amara 3 June 1915
- Battle of Nasiriyeh 24 July 1915
- Battle of Es Sinn 28 September 1915
- Battle of Ctesiphon 22-24 November 1915
- Siege of Kut 7 December 1915- 29 April 1916
- Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad 6-9 January 1916
- Battle of Wadi 13 January 1916
- Battle of Hanna 21 January 1916
- Battle of Dujaila 8 March 1916
- First Battle of Kut 5-22 April 1916
- Second Battle of Kut 23 February 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
Details of some of the protagonists in the campaign
- General Sir Fenton Aylmer (1862-1935)
- Maj-Gen Sir Arthur Barrett (1857–1926)
- General Alexander Cobbe (1870-1931)
- Brig- Gen Walter Delamain (1862-1932)
- Baron Wilhelm von der Goltz (1843–1916)
- Lieut-Gen Sir George Gorringe (1868–1945)
- Halil Pasha (1882-1957)
- Kâzım Karabekir (1882–1948)
- Lieut-Gen Sir Frederick Maude (1864-1917)
- Gen Sir William Marshall (1865–1939)
- Maj-Gen Sir Charles Melliss VC (1862-1936)
- Lieut-Gen John Nixon (1857–1921)
- Colonel Nureddin Pasha (1873-1932)
- Maj-Gen Sir Charles Townshend (1861–1924)
6th (Poona) Division
16th Indian Infantry Brigade
- 2nd Btn Dorsetshire Regiment
- 1st Bn. 20th Duke of Cambridge's Own Infantry (Brownlow's Punjabis)
- 1st Btn 104th Wellesley’s Rifles
- 1st Btn 117th Mahrattas
17th Indian Infantry Brigade
- 1st Btn Ox & Bucks Light Infantry
- 1st Btn 119th Infantry (The Mooltan Regiment)
- 1st Btn 103rd Mahratta Light Infantry
- 1st Btn 22nd Punjabis
18th Indian Infantry Brigade
- 2nd Btn Norfolk Regiment
- 1st Btn 110th Mahratta Light Infantry
- 1st Btn 120th Rajputana Infantry
- 1st Btn 7th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Rajputs
Divisional Artillery
- X Brigade Royal Field Artillery
- 76 Bty. Royal Field Artillery
- 82 Bty. Royal Field Artillery
- 63 Bty. Royal Field Artillery
- 1st Indian Mountain Artillery Brigade
- 23rd (Peshawar) Mountain Battery (Frontier Force)
- 30th Mountain Battery
Divisional troops
- 33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry
- 17 Co. 3rd Sappers and Miners
- 22 Co. 3rd Sappers and Miners
- 48th Pioneers
12th Indian Division
12th Indian Brigade
Commanding Officer, Brigadier K E Lean
- 2nd Btn Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
- 4th Prince Albert Victor's Rajputs
- 44th Merwara Infantry
- 90th Punjabis
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
- Mesopotamian Campaign Wikipedia
- Siege of Kut Wikipedia
- Mesopotamia 1914-1918.net
- "Iraq 1917 - A 90th Anniversary" by Dr D M Henderson 2007. The Scots at War Trust. A review of the war in Mesopotamia
- Maps of operations firstworldwar.com
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Historical books online
- History Of The Great War: The Campaign In Mesopotamia 1914-1918 Volumes I-IV by F J Moberly. 1923-1927 are available to read online on the Digital Library of India website. The Contents pages of Volume IV are computer pages 15-20. Titles of Indian Cavalry, Infantry and Pioneer Units who served in Mesopotamia 1914-1918 may be found on pages 402-404 (computer pages 463-465). Refer Online books-Digital Library of India for more details about this site.
- A brief outline of the campaign in Mesopotamia, 1914-1918 by Roger Evans, 1926 Archive.org (You will need a Djvu plug-in, see our article Online books-Archive.org)
- "Progress in Mesopotamia" from The war illustrated album de luxe; the story of the great European war told by camera, pen and pencil Volume 9 The Fourth Year 1917-1918 ed by JA Hammerton 1918 Archive.org
- "Final Victories over the Turk" from The war illustrated album de luxe; the story of the great European war told by camera, pen and pencil Volume 10 the Last Phase ed by JA Hammerton 1919 Archive.org
- The war in the cradle of the world Mesopotamia by Eleanor Franklin Egan 1918. Archive.org The author was correspondent for the Saturday Evening Post. More details in "Writing "Mesopot": Eleanor Franklin Egan on the river to Baghdad, 1917" by David Hudson.