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|commander1= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Fenton_Aylmer,_13th_Baronet Lieut-Gen Sir Fenton Aylmer] | |commander1= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Fenton_Aylmer,_13th_Baronet Lieut-Gen Sir Fenton Aylmer] | ||
| − | |commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nureddin_Pasha Colonel Nureddin] | + | |commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nureddin_Pasha Colonel Yusef Nureddin] |
|strength1=13,300 troops<br>42 guns | |strength1=13,300 troops<br>42 guns | ||
|strength2= 9,000 troops<br>20 guns | |strength2= 9,000 troops<br>20 guns | ||
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamian_Campaign Mesopotamian Campaign] Wikipedia<br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamian_Campaign Mesopotamian Campaign] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sheikh_Sa%27ad Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad] Wikipedia<br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sheikh_Sa%27ad Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad] Wikipedia<br> | ||
| + | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=dfg6rw9uGVIC&pg=PA134&dq=Amara&as_brr=3&cd=1#v=onepage&q&f=false Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad] Google Books | ||
[http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/sheikhsaad.htm Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad] www.firstworldwar.com<br> | [http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/sheikhsaad.htm Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad] www.firstworldwar.com<br> | ||
Revision as of 09:30, 17 June 2010
| Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Mesopotamia Campaign | ||
| Date: | 6-9 January 1916 | |
| Location: | Shayk Sad, Iraq | |
| Presidency: | not in British India | |
| Co-ordinates: | 32.558°N 46.294°E | |
| Result: | British defeat | |
| Combatants | ||
| United Kingdom | Ottoman Empire | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lieut-Gen Sir Fenton Aylmer | Colonel Yusef Nureddin | |
| Strength | ||
| 13,300 troops 42 guns |
9,000 troops 20 guns | |
| Casualties | ||
| 1,962 killed 2,300 wounded |
Casualties unknown 512 prisoners | |
This event is part of the Mesopotamia Campaign in the First World War
Synopsis
General Aylmer was ordered to try to relieve the British besieged in Kut. He advanced as far as Sheikh Sa'ad but two attacks were repulsed. The Turks withdrew on the night of 8/9 January but the relief operation had not been advanced.
External links
Mesopotamian Campaign Wikipedia
Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad Wikipedia
Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad Google Books
Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad www.firstworldwar.com
