Commander-in-Chief, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force
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The Commander-in-Chief, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force was the senior British military command responsible for directing operations in the Mesopotamian campaign during the First World War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Commander-in-Chief, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4072425 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Commander-in-Chief, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force Context triple: [William Marshall (British Army officer), positionHeld, Commander-in-Chief, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force]
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Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command
The Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command was the senior British military post responsible for directing Allied land operations in the Middle East theatre during the Second World War.
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Commander-in-Chief on the Western Front
Commander-in-Chief on the Western Front was the senior British military command responsible for directing the British Expeditionary Force’s operations on the Western Front during World War I.
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Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet
The Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet was the senior Royal Navy officer responsible for commanding British naval forces in the strategically vital Mediterranean Sea.
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General Officer Commanding 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
The General Officer Commanding 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division was the senior British Army commander responsible for leading this distinguished Territorial Army infantry division, notably active in major campaigns of the Second World War.
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Commander-in-Chief, Madras Army
The Commander-in-Chief, Madras Army was the senior-most military officer in charge of the British East India Company’s (and later British Indian) Madras Presidency forces, overseeing their administration, discipline, and operations.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Commander-in-Chief, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force Target entity description: The Commander-in-Chief, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force was the senior British military command responsible for directing operations in the Mesopotamian campaign during the First World War.
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A.
Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command
The Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command was the senior British military post responsible for directing Allied land operations in the Middle East theatre during the Second World War.
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B.
Commander-in-Chief on the Western Front
Commander-in-Chief on the Western Front was the senior British military command responsible for directing the British Expeditionary Force’s operations on the Western Front during World War I.
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C.
Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet
The Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet was the senior Royal Navy officer responsible for commanding British naval forces in the strategically vital Mediterranean Sea.
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D.
General Officer Commanding 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
The General Officer Commanding 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division was the senior British Army commander responsible for leading this distinguished Territorial Army infantry division, notably active in major campaigns of the Second World War.
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E.
Commander-in-Chief, Madras Army
The Commander-in-Chief, Madras Army was the senior-most military officer in charge of the British East India Company’s (and later British Indian) Madras Presidency forces, overseeing their administration, discipline, and operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army command
ⓘ
First World War military command ⓘ military position ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | British Empire ⓘ |
| commandedUnit | Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
Mesopotamian campaign (World War I) ⓘ
surface form:
Mesopotamian campaign
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endTime | 1918 ⓘ |
| establishedFor | conduct of operations in the Mesopotamian campaign ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Sir John Nixon ⓘ |
| garrison |
Baghdad
ⓘ
Basra ⓘ |
| hasDuties |
coordination with British Government and India Office
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logistical oversight of the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force ⓘ overall command of British and Indian forces in Mesopotamia ⓘ planning and directing military operations in Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| location |
Iraq
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Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| militaryBranchContext | land forces ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Frederick Stanley Maude
ⓘ
surface form:
Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Stanley Maude
Lieutenant-General Sir John Nixon ⓘ Lieutenant-General Sir Percy Lake ⓘ Sir William Marshall ⓘ
surface form:
Lieutenant-General Sir William Marshall
|
| opponent |
Ottoman Army
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| oversawBattle |
Capture of Baghdad (1917)
ⓘ
surface form:
Fall of Baghdad (1917)
Battle of Kut ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Kut
|
| partOf |
British Army
ⓘ
British Indian Army ⓘ Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force ⓘ |
| reasonForEstablishment | to provide unified senior command in Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British Indian Army operations in the Middle East
ⓘ
British military administration in Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
British Army
ⓘ
British Indian Army ⓘ |
| startTime | 1914 ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
War Office
ⓘ
surface form:
British War Office
Commander‑in‑Chief, India ⓘ
surface form:
Commander-in-Chief, India
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| successorRole | British military command in Iraq after 1918 ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
Baghdad Governorate
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surface form:
Baghdad region
Basra Governorate ⓘ
surface form:
Basra region
Tigris–Euphrates river system ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | English ⓘ |
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Subject: Commander-in-Chief, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force Description of subject: The Commander-in-Chief, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force was the senior British military command responsible for directing operations in the Mesopotamian campaign during the First World War.
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