Battle of Shaiba
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Battle of Shaiba | ||
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Part of Mesopotamia Campaign | ||
Date: | 12-14 April 1915 | |
Location: | Shaibah, Iraq | |
Presidency: | not in British India | |
Co-ordinates: | 30.414°N 47.652°E | |
Result: | British victory | |
Combatants | ||
United Kingdom | Ottoman Empire | |
Commanders | ||
Maj-Gen Sir Charles Melliss VC | Colonel Süleyman Askeri Bey | |
Strength | ||
about 5,000 | about 5,000 | |
Casualties | ||
Officers: 14 dead, 40 wounded Other ranks: 1.076 killed and wounded |
2,400 |
This event is part of the Mesopotamia Campaign in the First World War
Synopsis
Sulaiman Askari commanded a large Turkish and Arab force at Nasariyeh from where he threatened Basra. Forces under Maj-Gen Melliss were sent to meet him at Shaiba ten miles west of Basra. The Turks were defeated after a prolonged engagement and Sulaiman Askari shot himself.
External links
Mesopotamian Campaign Wikipedia
Battle of Shaiba Google Books
Battle of Shaiba firstworldwar.com
Major Godfrey Wheeler's VC Wikipedia
Historical books online
- Report on the Operations in the Vicinity of Shaiba 12th-14th April 1915. Simla: General Staff India, 1915., British Library: India Office Records IOR/L/MIL/17/15/95, in Qatar Digital Library. Contains maps.