First Battle of Kut

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First Battle of Kut
Part of Mesopotamia Campaign
Date: 5-22 April 1916
Location: Hanna defile, Iraq
Presidency: not in British India
Co-ordinates: approx 32.6339°N 46.1127°E
Result: British defeat
Combatants
United Kingdom Ottoman Empire
Commanders
Lieut-Gen Sir George Gorringe Halil Pasha
Strength
30,000 troops 30,000 troops
Casualties
> 8,000 unknown

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

Synopsis

General Aylmer was replaced by General Gorringe and a final attempt was made to relieve the siege of Kut. The Turkish trench lines at Fallahiyeh were taken but Gorringe sustained heavy casualties in his attack on Sannaiyat. Bait Asia was taken on 17 April but Khalil Pasha counter-attacked. After a final abortive assault on Sannaiyat on 22 April the relief force withdrew.

External links

Mesopotamian Campaign Wikipedia
First Battle of Kut www.firstworldwar.com
Naik Shahamad Khan, 89th Punjabis, VC Wikipedia