Fall of Baghdad

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Fall of Baghdad
Part of Mesopotamia Campaign
Date: 11 March 1917
Location: Kut, Iraq
Presidency: not in British India
Co-ordinates: 33.315702°N 44.392203°E
Result: British occupation
Combatants
United Kingdom Ottoman Empire
Commanders
Lieut-Gen Sir Frederick Maude Halil Pasha
Strength
50,000 troops 25,000 troops
Casualties

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

Synopsis

After the recapture of Kut, General Maude resumed the march north on 5 March. The Turks chose to defend Baghdad at the confluence of the Tigris and Diyala rivers 35 miles south of the city. Maude outmanoeuvred Khalil Pasha after the initial assault and the Turks withdrew northward. The Ottoman authorities ordered the evacuation of Baghdad on 10 March and the British marched in unopposed the following day. 9,000 Turkish prisoners were taken.

External links

Mesopotamian Campaign Wikipedia
Fall of Baghdad Wikipedia