Mesopotamia Campaign
| Mesopotamia Campaign | |
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| 6 November 1914-14 November 1918 | |
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| Location: Mesopotamia | |
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| United Kingdom | Ottoman Empire |
| Result: Armistice of Mudros Partitioning of the Ottoman Empire | |
| Medals: The 1914-15 Star The British War Medal 1914-18 | |
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| Category: Mesopotamia Campaign | |
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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
- Action at Khan Baghdadi 26-28 March 1918
- 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)
Also see
The Inland Water Transport (Royal Engineers)
The Inland Water Transport and Docks Section of the Royal Engineers was originally formed in December of 1914 to deal with and to develop transport on canals and waterways of France and Belgium. The Section at first operated under the Director of Railways, but, owing to the rapid development of Inland Water Transport, a special directorate was formed in October of 1915. In the summer of 1916 all non-transport work in Mesopotamia became a part of the Inland Water Transport Directorate’s responsibilities, and during 1917 its scope was extended to cover Inland Water Transport and Dock Working in Egypt, in Salonika, and in other theatres of war. The European personnel in Mesopotamia were supplemented by over 42,000 native personnel from India, Egypt, West Africa and China.[1]
The British Library has the book The Inland Water Transport in Mesopotamia compiled by Lieut.-Col. L. J. Hall under the direction of Brigadier-General R. H. W. Hughes. [With plates.] published London 1921. Also available as a reprint through Amazon.co.uk from the FIBIS Shop
Mesopotamian Transport Commission. Report of the Commission appointed by the Government of India... to enquire into questions connected with the organisation and administration of the Railway and River Transport in Mesopotamia 1918 is available to read online on the Digital Library of India website. Table of Contents is computer page 6. Refer Online books-Digital Library of India for more details about this site.
References
- ↑ Inland Water Transport and Docks Reubique.com
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
- Troopships, including Hospital Ships 1902-1922 MerchantNavyOfficers.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.