Battle of Es Sinn
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The Battle of Es Sinn was a World War I engagement in the Mesopotamian campaign in which British-Indian forces fought Ottoman troops along the Tigris River as part of the advance toward Baghdad.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Es Sinn canonical | 2 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Basra
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Es Sinn (Mesopotamia)
|
| belligerent |
British Indian Army
ⓘ
German military advisers ⓘ Ottoman Army ⓘ |
| campaignObjective | advance toward Baghdad ⓘ |
| combatType | land battle ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| conflictType | colonial expeditionary campaign engagement ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
British India
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| front |
Tigris Front
ⓘ
surface form:
Mesopotamian front
|
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| involvedBranch |
artillery
ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| location |
Mesopotamia
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ Tigris ⓘ
surface form:
Tigris River
|
| militaryTheatre | Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| objectiveOfSide1 | defeat Ottoman forces along the Tigris River ⓘ |
| opponent |
British Indian Army
ⓘ
surface form:
British-Indian forces
Ottoman forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
British campaign to capture Baghdad
ⓘ
Mesopotamian campaign (World War I) ⓘ
surface form:
Mesopotamian campaign
|
| region | modern-day Iraq ⓘ |
| result | British-Indian victory ⓘ |
| river |
Tigris
ⓘ
surface form:
Tigris River
|
| side1 | British-Indian forces ⓘ |
| side2 | Ottoman forces ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | secured further advance up the Tigris toward Baghdad ⓘ |
| theatre | Middle Eastern theatre of World War I ⓘ |
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