Capture of Amara

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Capture of Amara
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