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The Ottomans made their camp beyond the Wadi and on the other side of the Tigris opposite the Wadi. On 13 January, Aylmer attacked the Ottoman Wadi position on the left bank with all of his forces. After putting up a stiff resistance the Ottomans retreated 8 km (5 mi) to the west and they were followed by Aylmer's troops.
The Ottoman Empire [k] (/ ˈ ɒ t ə m ə n / ⓘ), also called the Turkish Empire, [23] [24] was an imperial realm [l] that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe, between the early 16th and early 18th centuries.
Ottoman–Hotaki War: Ottoman Empire: Hotaki dynasty: Both sides make gains. Ottoman political gains, annexing territories in Zanjan, Soltaniyeh, and Abhar. Hotak military victory, Ottoman recognition of Hotaks as Shah of Iran; Treaty of Hamedan; 1730–1735 Ottoman–Safavid War: Ottoman Empire: Safavid Empire: Defeat
During the 1500s, The Luzones were a people coming from Luzon, Philippines [37] that had trade and military networks across South, [38] Southeast, and East Asia, [39] and had found employment both for the Ottoman and Portuguese sides back when the Ottomans concentrated assistance to Southeast Asian Sultanates on their new protectorate, the ...
The initial stages of the war were marked by a series of skirmishes and border conflicts, with both empires jockeying for strategic advantage. The Battle of Güns in 1537 set the stage, as Ottoman forces, led by Grand Vizier Rüstem Pasha , clashed with the Habsburgs , led by Nikola Šubić Zrinski .
Following the attack, Russia declared war on the Ottoman Empire on 2 November, [14] followed by their allies (Britain and France) declaring war on the Ottoman Empire on 5 November 1914. [15] The Ottoman Empire started military action after three months of formal neutrality, but it had signed a secret alliance with the Central Powers in August 1914.
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The Young Turk government had signed a secret treaty with Germany and established the Ottoman–German Alliance in August 1914, aimed against the common Russian enemy but aligning the Empire with the German side. The Ottoman Empire entered World War I after the Goeben and Breslau incident, in which it gave safe harbour to two German ships that ...