Battles - The Mesopotamian Front
This section contains details of the major actions fought on the Mesopotamian Front - present-day Iraq - during the First World War.
These include the many epic struggles fought along the banks of the River Tigris; from the seemingly unstoppable advance of the British throughout 1915 to the resurgence of their Turk opposition in 1916 culminating in the British humiliation at Kut-al-Amara in April 1916.
British fortunes revived however with the appointment of Sir Frederick Stanley Maude as regional Commander-in-Chief, as success after success finally led to complete British victory in the region in October 1918.
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| Engagement | Date |
|---|---|
 Capture of Basra |
Opened 5 November 1914 |
| Battle of Qurna |
Opened 3 December 1914 |
| Battle of Shaiba |
Opened 11 April 1915 |
| Capture of Amara |
Opened 31 May 1915 |
| Battle of Nasiriyeh |
Opened 27 June 1915 |
| Capture of Kut-al-Amara |
Opened 28 September 1915 |
| Battle of Es Sinn |
Opened 28 September 1915 |
| Battle of Ctesiphon |
Opened 2 November 1915 |
| Siege of Kut-al-Amara |
Opened 7 December 1915 |
| Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad |
Opened 6 January 1916 |
| Battle of the Wadi |
Opened 13 January 1916 |
| Battle of Hanna |
Opened 21 January 1916 |
| Battle of Dujaila |
Opened 8 March 1916 |
| First Battle of Kut |
Opened 5 April 1916 |
| Battle of Khanaqin |
Opened June 1916 |
| Second Battle of Kut |
Opened 13 December 1916 |
| Battle of Khadairi Bend |
Opened 9 January 1917 |
| Battle of Nahr-al-Kalek |
Opened 26 February 1917 |
| Capture of Baghdad |
Opened 11 March 1917 |
| Samarrah Offensive |
Opened 13 March 1917 |
| Seizure of Falluja |
Opened 19 March 1917 |
| Battle of Jebel Hamlin |
Opened 25 March 1917 |
| Battle of Shiala |
Opened 11 April 1917 |
| Battle of Istabulat |
Opened 21 April 1917 |
| Battle of the Boot |
Opened 30 April 1917 |
| Battle of Ramadi |
Opened 28 September 1917 |
| Capture of Tikrit |
Opened 5 November 1917 |
| Battle of Sharqat |
Opened 29 October 1918 |
A "Communication Trench" was a narrow trench constructed at an angle to a defensive trench to permit concealed access to the defensive trench.
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