What the records say
- When
- 21 Jan 1916
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 32.65° N, 46.05° E
- Location
- Hanna defile, present-day Iraq
- Outcome
- Ottoman victory
- Belligerents
- Ottoman Empire, German Empire (military commanders) vs British Empire, India, United Kingdom
Battle of Hanna
1916 WWI Ottoman victory in Mesopotamia
The First Battle of Hanna was a World War I battle fought on the Mesopotamian front on 21 January 1916 between the Ottoman Army and Anglo-Indian forces.
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