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Battle of Dujaila

8 mars 1916 · 32.49° N, 45.95° E

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8 mars 1916
Type
Bataille
Coordonnées
32.49° N, 45.95° E
Location
East of Kut, present-day Iraq
Outcome
Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire, German Empire (military commanders) contre British Empire, India, United Kingdom

Battle of Dujaila

1916 WWI battle between British and Ottoman forces in Iraq

The Battle of Dujaila was fought on 8 March 1916, between British and Ottoman forces during the First World War. The Ottoman forces, led by Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz were besieging Kut, when the Anglo-Indian relief force, led by Lieutenant-General Fenton Aylmer, attempted to relieve the city. The attempt failed, and Aylmer lost 3,500 men.

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