Battle of Basra

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Battle of Basra
Part of Mesopotamia Campaign
Date: 21-22 November 1914
Location: Basra, Iraq
Presidency: not in British India
Co-ordinates: 30.499999°N 47.816657°E
Result: British captured the city
Combatants
United Kingdom Ottoman Empire
Commanders
Brig- Gen Walter Delamain Subhi Bey
Strength
Casualties
500 >1,000

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

Synopsis

After landing at Fao the British advanced on Basra. The Turks withdrew leaving only a few hundred defenders which were defeated and the city occupied.

External links

Mesopotamian Campaign Wikipedia
Battle of Basra Wikipedia
Capture of Basra firstworldwar.com