Fao Landing

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Fao Landing
Part of Mesopotamia Campaign
Date: 6 November 1914
Location: Al Faw, Iraq
Presidency: not in British India
Co-ordinates: 29.98°N 48.467°E
Result: British landing
Combatants
United Kingdom Ottoman Empire
Commanders
Major General Arthur Barrett Suleyman Askeri Bey
Strength
Casualties

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

Synopsis

The Mesopotamia Campaign opened when the 6th (Poona) Division landed at Fao and took Fao Fortress.

External links

Mesopotamian Campaign Wikipedia
Fao Landing Wikipedia
6th Poona Division Wikipedia