Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad

Quando

6 de jan. de 1916 – 8 de jan. de 1916

Tipo

Batalha

Coordenadas

33.09° N, 43.26° E

Location

Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq)

Outcome

See aftermath

Belligerents

Ottoman Empire, German Empire (Military Commanders) contra British Empire, India, United Kingdom

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1916 battle of WWI in Mesopotamia

The Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad occurred between 6–8 January 1916 during the Mesopotamian Campaign of the First World War. The battle took place along the banks of the Tigris River between the Anglo-Indian Tigris Corps and elements of the Sixth Army in Ottoman Iraq. The engagement was the first in a series of assaults by the Tigris Corps to try to break through the Ottoman lines to relieve the besieged garrison at Kut.

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