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The Mesopotamian campaign or Mesopotamian front [9] (Turkish: Irak Cephesi) was a campaign in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I fought between the Allies represented by the British Empire, troops from Britain, Australia and the vast majority from British Raj, against the Central Powers, mostly the Ottoman Empire.
On November 7, 1914, British troops began the march from Fao to Basra. [2] The Ottomans attacked the British camp at dawn on November 11, but were defeated. [1] The Ottomans prepared defensive positions at Saihan, and on November 15 the British attacked. The Ottomans were beaten, suffering 250 casualties and the British continued to advance. [3]
The invasion and recapture of Lorraine formed one of the major parts of the French pre-war strategy, Plan XVII. The loss of Lorraine (and Alsace ; see above) to the Prussians in the 1870–1871 Franco-Prussian War was seen as a national humiliation by the public and military alike, and was at the forefront of their minds for the next war ...
First invasion of Mesopotamia; Second invasion of Mesopotamia. Battle of al-Qādisiyyah; Battle of Nahāvand; Persian Rebellion 649-51; Arab- Turgesh wars Day of Thirst in 724; Battle of the Defile in 731; Arab–Khazar wars; Abbasid Caliphate conflicts Abbasid revolt Battle of the Zab 750; Arab–Byzantine wars 780–1180 Battle of Krasos 804/ ...
The Battle of Amara, also known as the Second Battle of Qurna (May 31 - June 3, 1915), was a military engagement between the forces of the British and Ottoman Empires during the Mesopotamian Campaign of World War I.
The Campaign in Mesopotamia 1914–1918: History of the Great War Based on Official Documents. Vol. 1. Uckfield (East Sussex (Grande-Bretagne)): The Naval & Military Press. ISBN 9781845749422. Townshend, Charles (2011). Desert Hell: The British Invasion of Mesopotamia. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.
The "D" Force (Mesopotamia) In The Great War. Wm. May & Co., Ltd. Mason, Philip (1974). A Matter of Honour: An Account of the Indian Army, Its Officers & Men. Ebenezar Bayliss and Son Limited. ISBN 0-03-012911-7. Moberly, Brig.-Gen. F.J. (1923). History of the Great War Based on Official Documents: The Campaign in Mesopotamia 1914–1918. His ...
The Bastard War: The Mesopotamian Campaign of 1914–1918. New York: Dial Press. Candler, Edmund (1919). The Long Road To Baghdad. Cassell and Company. Cato, Conrad (1917). The Navy in Mesopotamia 1914 to 1917. Constable and Company. Dane, Edmund (1919). British Campaigns In The Nearer East, 1914–1918. Hodder and Stoughton. Davis, Paul K. (1994).