Battle of Kut
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The Battle of Kut was a major World War I siege in Mesopotamia where Ottoman forces surrounded and ultimately forced the surrender of a British-Indian garrison, marking one of the British Empire’s most significant defeats in the Middle Eastern campaign.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Kut | 10 |
| siege of Kut | 4 |
| Fall of Kut (1916) | 3 |
| Battle of Kut canonical | 1 |
| Second Battle of Kut | 1 |
| Siege of Kut (1915–1916) | 1 |
| Siege of Kut (1916) | 1 |
| Siege of Kut (December 1915 – April 1916) | 1 |
| Siege of Kut-al-Amara | 1 |
| surrender at Kut-al-Amara | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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siege ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Kut
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surface form:
Siege of Kut
Battle of Kut ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Kut-al-Amara
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| associatedWith | Tigris River operations ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Empire
ⓘ
British Indian Army ⓘ German Empire (advisers) ⓘ |
| campaign |
Mesopotamian campaign (World War I)
ⓘ
surface form:
British Mesopotamian campaign
|
| casualties |
heavy casualties on British-Indian side
ⓘ
significant casualties on Ottoman side ⓘ |
| commanderForBritishSide | Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend ⓘ |
| commanderForOttomanSide |
Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz
ⓘ
Halil Pasha ⓘ |
| conflictOf | World War I ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
British India
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endDate | 1916-04-29 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Second Battle of Kut ⓘ |
| front |
Tigris Front
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surface form:
Mesopotamian front
|
| garrisonComposition |
British troops
ⓘ
Indian troops ⓘ |
| garrisonStrength | approximately 13,000 troops ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1910s ⓘ |
| involvedForces | Indian Expeditionary Force D ⓘ |
| location |
Kut-al-Amara
ⓘ
Mesopotamia ⓘ present-day Iraq ⓘ |
| militaryTheatre |
Middle Eastern theatre of World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
Ottoman Empire in World War I
|
| notableAspect | prolonged siege conditions for the garrison ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large-scale surrender of British and Indian forces
ⓘ
one of the worst defeats of the British Empire in World War I ⓘ |
| outcome | surrender of British-Indian garrison ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mesopotamian campaign (World War I)
ⓘ
surface form:
Mesopotamian campaign
Middle Eastern theatre of World War I ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Ctesiphon ⓘ |
| prisonersTakenByOttomans | thousands of British and Indian soldiers ⓘ |
| region |
Ottoman Iraq
ⓘ
surface form:
Ottoman Mesopotamia
|
| result | Ottoman victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1915-12-07 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | control of Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | affected British operations towards Baghdad ⓘ |
| surrenderDate | 1916-04-29 ⓘ |
| theatre | Middle Eastern theatre ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | siege warfare ⓘ |
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Second Battle of Kut
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Siege of Kut
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Siege of Kut (1916)
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Fall of Kut (1916)
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siege of Kut
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siege of Kut
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Siege of Kut
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surrender at Kut-al-Amara
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Siege of Kut
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Siege of Kut
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Siege of Kut
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Fall of Kut (1916)
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siege of Kut
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Siege of Kut
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Siege of Kut-al-Amara
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Siege of Kut (1915–1916)
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Fall of Kut (1916)
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Siege of Kut
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Siege of Kut
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Siege of Kut (December 1915 – April 1916)
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Siege of Kut
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Siege of Kut
subject surface form:
Charles Townshend
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siege of Kut