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{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=[[:Category:Mesopotamia Campaign|Mesopotamia Campaign]]
|date=24 July 1915
|location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasiriyah Nasiriyah, Iraq
|presidency=not in British India
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=31.05,46.266667&z=11&t=h&hl=en 31.05°N 46.266667°E]
|result=British victory
|territory=
|combatant1=United Kingdom
|combatant2=Ottoman Empire
|commander1= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._F._Gorringe Lieut-Gen Sir George Gorringe]
|commander2=
|strength1=5,000
|strength2=5,000
|casualties1=500
|casualties2=500killed, 1000 wounded and 1,000 prisoners
}}
This event is part of the [[Mesopotamia Campaign]] in the [[First World War]].
== Synopsis ==
The commander in chief, Sir John Nixon, sent a force under General Gorringe to attack the main Turkish supply base at Nasiriyeh. The base eventualy fell after a fierce battle in searing heat.
== External links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamian_Campaign Mesopotamian Campaign] Wikipedia<br>
[http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/nasiriyeh.htm Battle of Nasiriyeh] firstworldwar.com
[[Category:Battles|Nasiriyeh, Battle of]]
[[Category:Mesopotamia Campaign|Nasiriyeh, Battle of]]
[[Category:First World War|Nasiriyeh, Battle of]]
|partof=[[:Category:Mesopotamia Campaign|Mesopotamia Campaign]]
|date=24 July 1915
|location= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasiriyah Nasiriyah, Iraq
|presidency=not in British India
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=31.05,46.266667&z=11&t=h&hl=en 31.05°N 46.266667°E]
|result=British victory
|territory=
|combatant1=United Kingdom
|combatant2=Ottoman Empire
|commander1= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._F._Gorringe Lieut-Gen Sir George Gorringe]
|commander2=
|strength1=5,000
|strength2=5,000
|casualties1=500
|casualties2=500killed, 1000 wounded and 1,000 prisoners
}}
This event is part of the [[Mesopotamia Campaign]] in the [[First World War]].
== Synopsis ==
The commander in chief, Sir John Nixon, sent a force under General Gorringe to attack the main Turkish supply base at Nasiriyeh. The base eventualy fell after a fierce battle in searing heat.
== External links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamian_Campaign Mesopotamian Campaign] Wikipedia<br>
[http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/nasiriyeh.htm Battle of Nasiriyeh] firstworldwar.com
[[Category:Battles|Nasiriyeh, Battle of]]
[[Category:Mesopotamia Campaign|Nasiriyeh, Battle of]]
[[Category:First World War|Nasiriyeh, Battle of]]
