What the records say
- When
- 31 May 1915 – 3 Jun 1915
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 33.09° N, 43.26° E
- Location
- Amara, Iraq
- Outcome
- British victory
- Belligerents
- Ottoman Empire vs British Empire, India, United Kingdom
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
Battle of Amara
The Battle of Amara, also known as the Second Battle of Qurna, was a military engagement between the forces of the British and Ottoman Empires during the Mesopotamian Campaign of World War I. The battle took place in the flooded marshes and islands along the Tigris river between the towns of Qurna and Amara and resulted in the British capture of Amara and rout of Ottoman forces in the area.
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