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{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=[[:Category:Mesopotamia Campaign|Mesopotamia Campaign]]
|date=8 March 1916
|location= Dujaila, south of Kut, Iraq
|presidency=not in British India
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=32.412,45.942&z=12&t=h&hl=en approx 32.412°N 45.942°E]
|result=British defeat
|territory=
|combatant1=United Kingdom
|combatant2=Ottoman Empire
|commander1= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Fenton_Aylmer,_13th_Baronet Lieut-Gen Sir Fenton Aylmer]
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colmar_Freiherr_von_der_Goltz General von Goltz]
|strength1=18,891 infantry<br>1,268 cavalry<br>68 guns
|strength2= 8,500 infantry<br>1,500 cavalry<br>32 guns
|casualties1=4,000
|casualties2=unknown
}}
This event is part of the [[Mesopotamia Campaign]] in the [[First World War]]
== Synopsis ==
The new commander-in-chief, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Lake Sir Percival Lake], ordered Aylmer to try again to relieve Kut. The attack on the Dujaila Redoubt was repulsed and Aylmer withdrew.
== External links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamian_Campaign Mesopotamian Campaign] Wikipedia<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dujaila Battle of Dujaila] Wikipedia<br>
[http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/dujaila.htm Battle of Dujaila] www.firstworldwar.com<br>
[[Category:Battles|Dujaila, Battle of]]
[[Category:Mesopotamia Campaign|Dujaila, Battle of]]
[[Category:First World War|Dujaila, Battle of]]
|partof=[[:Category:Mesopotamia Campaign|Mesopotamia Campaign]]
|date=8 March 1916
|location= Dujaila, south of Kut, Iraq
|presidency=not in British India
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=32.412,45.942&z=12&t=h&hl=en approx 32.412°N 45.942°E]
|result=British defeat
|territory=
|combatant1=United Kingdom
|combatant2=Ottoman Empire
|commander1= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Fenton_Aylmer,_13th_Baronet Lieut-Gen Sir Fenton Aylmer]
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colmar_Freiherr_von_der_Goltz General von Goltz]
|strength1=18,891 infantry<br>1,268 cavalry<br>68 guns
|strength2= 8,500 infantry<br>1,500 cavalry<br>32 guns
|casualties1=4,000
|casualties2=unknown
}}
This event is part of the [[Mesopotamia Campaign]] in the [[First World War]]
== Synopsis ==
The new commander-in-chief, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Lake Sir Percival Lake], ordered Aylmer to try again to relieve Kut. The attack on the Dujaila Redoubt was repulsed and Aylmer withdrew.
== External links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamian_Campaign Mesopotamian Campaign] Wikipedia<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dujaila Battle of Dujaila] Wikipedia<br>
[http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/dujaila.htm Battle of Dujaila] www.firstworldwar.com<br>
[[Category:Battles|Dujaila, Battle of]]
[[Category:Mesopotamia Campaign|Dujaila, Battle of]]
[[Category:First World War|Dujaila, Battle of]]
