Action at Khan Baghdadi

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Action at Khan Baghdadi
Part of Mesopotamia Campaign
Date: 26-28 March 1918
Location: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khan_al_Baghdadi, Iraq
Presidency: not in British India
Co-ordinates: 33.85°N 42.55°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
United Kingdom Ottoman Empire
Commanders
Maj-Gen H T Brooking Nazim Bey
Strength
Casualties
159 5,000 prisoners

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

Synopsis

The 15th Indian Division advanced from Ramadi, occupied Hit and surrounded Ottoman forces at Khan Baghdadi. The Turks were forced to surrender.

External links

Mesopotamian Campaign Wikipedia
Action at Khan Baghdadi Wikipedia