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{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=[[:Category:Mesopotamia Campaign|Mesopotamia Campaign]]
|date=6-9 January 1916
|location= Shayk Sad, Iraq
|presidency=not in British India
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=32.558,46.294&z=12&t=h&hl=en 32.558°N 46.294°E]
|result=British defeat
|territory=
|combatant1=United Kingdom
|combatant2=Ottoman Empire
|commander1= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Fenton_Aylmer,_13th_Baronet Lieut-Gen Sir Fenton Aylmer]
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nureddin_Pasha Colonel Nureddin]
|strength1=13,300 troops<br>42 guns
|strength2= 9,000 troops<br>20 guns
|casualties1=1,962 killed<br>2,300 wounded
|casualties2=Casualties unknown<br>512 prisoners
}}
This event is part of the [[Mesopotamia Campaign]] in the [[First World War]]
== Synopsis ==
General Aylmer was ordered to try to relieve the British besieged in Kut. He advanced as far as Sheikh Sa'ad but two attacks were repulsed. The Turks withdrew on the night of 8/9 January but the relief operation had not been advanced.
== External links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamian_Campaign Mesopotamian Campaign] Wikipedia<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sheikh_Sa%27ad Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad] Wikipedia<br>
[http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/sheikhsaad.htm Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad] www.firstworldwar.com<br>
[[Category:Battles|Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad, Battle of]]
[[Category:Mesopotamia Campaign|Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad, Battle of]]
[[Category:First World War|Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad, Battle of]]
|partof=[[:Category:Mesopotamia Campaign|Mesopotamia Campaign]]
|date=6-9 January 1916
|location= Shayk Sad, Iraq
|presidency=not in British India
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=32.558,46.294&z=12&t=h&hl=en 32.558°N 46.294°E]
|result=British defeat
|territory=
|combatant1=United Kingdom
|combatant2=Ottoman Empire
|commander1= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Fenton_Aylmer,_13th_Baronet Lieut-Gen Sir Fenton Aylmer]
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nureddin_Pasha Colonel Nureddin]
|strength1=13,300 troops<br>42 guns
|strength2= 9,000 troops<br>20 guns
|casualties1=1,962 killed<br>2,300 wounded
|casualties2=Casualties unknown<br>512 prisoners
}}
This event is part of the [[Mesopotamia Campaign]] in the [[First World War]]
== Synopsis ==
General Aylmer was ordered to try to relieve the British besieged in Kut. He advanced as far as Sheikh Sa'ad but two attacks were repulsed. The Turks withdrew on the night of 8/9 January but the relief operation had not been advanced.
== External links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamian_Campaign Mesopotamian Campaign] Wikipedia<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sheikh_Sa%27ad Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad] Wikipedia<br>
[http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/sheikhsaad.htm Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad] www.firstworldwar.com<br>
[[Category:Battles|Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad, Battle of]]
[[Category:Mesopotamia Campaign|Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad, Battle of]]
[[Category:First World War|Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad, Battle of]]
