Battle of Sharqat
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The Battle of Sharqat was a late World War I engagement in October 1918 in Mesopotamia, where British and Indian forces defeated the Ottoman army, leading to the surrender of Mosul and the collapse of Ottoman control in the region.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Sharqat canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Sharqat (1918) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Empire
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British Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ German Empire (advisers) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignCommander | William Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties |
British and Indian forces suffered relatively light casualties
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Ottoman forces suffered heavy casualties and prisoners ⓘ |
| chronology | one of the final Allied offensives against the Ottoman Empire in World War I ⓘ |
| commander |
Alexander Cobbe
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William Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ İsmail Hakkı Bey NERFINISHED ⓘ İsmail Hakkı Kut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1918-10-23 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1918-10-30 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Armistice of Mudros
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occupation of Mosul ⓘ |
| front | Middle Eastern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Tigris River region
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near Sharqat, Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
British Tigris Corps
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Ottoman 6th Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome |
British forces advanced to and occupied Mosul
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Ottoman 6th Army capitulated NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mesopotamian campaign
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Middle Eastern theatre of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Fall of Baghdad (1917) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | modern-day Iraq ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Armistice of Mudros (1918) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedPlace |
Baghdad
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Mosul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
British victory
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collapse of Ottoman control in northern Mesopotamia ⓘ defeat of Ottoman forces ⓘ surrender of Mosul ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to the disintegration of Ottoman authority in Mesopotamia
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last major action of the Mesopotamian campaign in World War I ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
elimination of Ottoman 6th Army
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seizure of Mosul oil fields ⓘ |
| strength |
about 18,000 British and Indian troops
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about 7,000–8,000 Ottoman troops ⓘ |
| theatre | Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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