The Battle of Es Sinn was a military engagement during the Mesopotamian Campaign of World War I. The battle was fought to determine control of the lower Tigris and Euphrates rivers in what is now Iraq. It was also viewed, by the British and Indian governments, as a test of the Turkish forces and whether a further advance to capture Baghdad was possible.

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  • 1915-09-28 (xsd:date)
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  • 94 killed, 1139 wounded
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  • United Kingdom
    * India
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  • British victory
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  • 10,500
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  • 94 killed, 1139 wounded
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    * India
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  • British victory
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  • The Battle of Es Sinn was a military engagement during the Mesopotamian Campaign of World War I. The battle was fought to determine control of the lower Tigris and Euphrates rivers in what is now Iraq. It was also viewed, by the British and Indian governments, as a test of the Turkish forces and whether a further advance to capture Baghdad was possible. The battle took place on 28 September 1915 between Anglo-Indian forces of Indian Expeditionary Force "D", under the command of Major-General Charles Vere Ferres Townshend, and Ottoman forces commanded by Colonel Nureddin. The engagement took place just south of the town of Kut-al-Amarah, along the banks of the Tigris River. Following a night march, the British and Indian troops defeated the Ottoman forces, driving them from their defensive positions along the Tigris. The capture of the Es Sinn position allowed for the capture of Kut by British forces the following day.
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  • 2847 killed or wounded, 1153 and 13 artillery pieces captured
  • 94 killed, 1139 wounded
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  • Battle of Es Sinn
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  • 28 September 1915
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  • British victory
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  • The Battle of Es Sinn was a military engagement during the Mesopotamian Campaign of World War I. The battle was fought to determine control of the lower Tigris and Euphrates rivers in what is now Iraq. It was also viewed, by the British and Indian governments, as a test of the Turkish forces and whether a further advance to capture Baghdad was possible.
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