Capture of Amara
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Capture of Amara | ||
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Part of Mesopotamia Campaign | ||
Date: | 3 June 1915 | |
Location: | Amara, Iraq | |
Presidency: | not in British India | |
Co-ordinates: | 31.833333°N 47.15°E | |
Result: | Garrison surrendered | |
Combatants | ||
United Kingdom | Ottoman Empire | |
Commanders | ||
Maj-Gen Sir Charles Townshend | ||
Strength | ||
100 | 2,000 | |
Casualties | ||
This event is part of the Mesopotamia Campaign in the First World War.
Synopsis
A decision was made to secure Amara, a commercial centre on the Tigris 100 miles north of Qurna. The commander in chief, Sir John Nixon, sent a force under General Townshend in a flotilla of boats. Townshend and an advance party of 100 sailors and soldiers convinced the garrison that a larger force was soon to arrive and they surrendered.
External links
Mesopotamian Campaign Wikipedia
Capture of Amara Google Books
Capture of Amara firstworldwar.com