Second Battle of Kut

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Second Battle of Kut
Part of Mesopotamia Campaign
Date: 23 February 1917
Location: Kut, Iraq
Presidency: not in British India
Co-ordinates: 32.514722°N 45.818891°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
United Kingdom Ottoman Empire
Commanders
Lieut-Gen Sir Frederick Maude Karabekir Bey
Strength
50,000 troops 25,000 troops
Casualties
32,000 22,000

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

Synopsis

General Gorringe was replaced by General Maude and the British began an advance towards Baghdad. An attack on the enemy on both banks of the Tigris was made on 13 December 1916 and it took two months to overcome resistance below Kut. The assault on Kut on 23 February was successful but the Turks withdrew in good order.

External links

Mesopotamian Campaign Wikipedia
Second Battle of Kut Wikipedia
Second Battle of Kut www.firstworldwar.com
Major George Wheeler, 9th Gurkha Rifles, VC Wikipedia