Bataille

Fao Landing

6 nov. 1914 · 29.93° N, 48.47° E

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6 nov. 1914
Type
Bataille
Coordonnées
29.93° N, 48.47° E
Description
1914 battle in the first world war
War
World War I

Fao Landing

1914 battle in Mesopotamia during World War I

The Fao Landing occurred from 6 November to 8 November 1914 with British forces attacking the Ottoman stronghold of Fao and its fortress. The landing was met with little resistance from the Ottoman defenders who fled after intense shelling. It was the first military operation of the Mesopotamian Campaign, during the First World War, which was carried out to protect British oil supplies in the Persian Gulf.

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