Battle of Hanna

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Battle of Hanna
Part of Mesopotamia Campaign
Date: 21 January 1916
Location: Hanna, Iraq
Presidency: not in British India
Co-ordinates: 32.6339°N 46.1127°E
Result: British defeat
Combatants
United Kingdom Ottoman Empire
Commanders
Lieut-Gen Sir Fenton Aylmer Halil Pasha
Strength
10,000 troops 30,000 troops
Casualties
2,741 dead and wounded unknown

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

Synopsis

Aylmer tried again to force his way to relieve Kut but was repulsed and retreated to Ali Gharbi.

External links

Mesopotamian Campaign Wikipedia
Battle of Hanna Wikipedia
Battle of Hanna www.firstworldwar.com
Lance-Naik Lala, 41st Dogras, VC Wikipedia
Captain John Sinton, Indian Medical Service, VC Wikipedia
Sir Percy Lake's account taken from Letters from Mesopotamia by Robert Palmer archive.org