Capture of Tikrit

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Capture of Tikrit
Part of Mesopotamia Campaign
Date: 5 November 1917
Location: Tikrit, Iraq
Presidency: not in British India
Co-ordinates: 34.6°N 43.683333°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
United Kingdom Ottoman Empire
Commanders
General Alexander Cobbe Ismail Hakki Bey
Strength
Casualties

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

Synopsis

The last engagement before General Maude's death from cholera. Cobbe defeated the Turks at the cost of heavy cavalry losses.

External links

Mesopotamian Campaign Wikipedia
Capture of Tikrit www.firstworldwar.com