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===Historical books online===
*[http://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000239.0x0001a3  ''Report on the Operations in the Vicinity of Shaiba 12th-14th April 1915'']. Simla: General Staff India, 1915., British Library: India Office Records IOR/L/MIL/17/15/95, in Qatar Digital Library. Contains maps.


[[Category:Battles|Shaiba, Battle of]]
[[Category:Battles|Shaiba, Battle of]]
[[Category:Mesopotamia Campaign|Shaiba, Battle of]]
[[Category:Mesopotamia Campaign|Shaiba, Battle of]]
[[Category:First World War|Shaiba, Battle of]]
[[Category:First World War|Shaiba, Battle of]]

Latest revision as of 09:11, 8 December 2016

Battle of Shaiba
Part of Mesopotamia Campaign
Date: 12-14 April 1915
Location: Shaibah, Iraq
Presidency: not in British India
Co-ordinates: 30.414°N 47.652°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
United Kingdom Ottoman Empire
Commanders
Maj-Gen Sir Charles Melliss VC Colonel Süleyman Askeri Bey
Strength
about 5,000 about 5,000
Casualties
Officers: 14 dead, 40 wounded
Other ranks: 1.076 killed and wounded
2,400

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

Synopsis

Sulaiman Askari commanded a large Turkish and Arab force at Nasariyeh from where he threatened Basra. Forces under Maj-Gen Melliss were sent to meet him at Shaiba ten miles west of Basra. The Turks were defeated after a prolonged engagement and Sulaiman Askari shot himself.

External links

Mesopotamian Campaign Wikipedia
Battle of Shaiba Google Books
Battle of Shaiba firstworldwar.com
Major Godfrey Wheeler's VC Wikipedia

Historical books online