Battle of Basra (1914)
| Battle of Basra (1914) | |||||||||
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| Part of the Mesopotamian campaign of World War I | |||||||||
Map showing the initial British attack and capture of Basra, 1914. | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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T. E. Lawrence Charles Townshend Arthur Barrett John Eccles Nixon |
Mehmed Subhi Bey Süleyman Askerî | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 500 casualties | 1,300 casualties | ||||||||
The Battle of Basra was a battle of World War I which took place south of the city of Basra, in Ottoman Iraq, between British and Ottoman troops from November 11 to November 22, 1914. The battle resulted in the British capture of Basra.