Battle of Shaiba
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The Battle of Shaiba was a World War I engagement in April 1915 near Basra in Mesopotamia, where British-Indian forces repelled an Ottoman attempt to retake the region.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Shaiba canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| aim | defend Basra and surrounding region from Ottoman counteroffensive ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Action of Shaiba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Arab irregulars
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British Empire ⓘ British Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ Ottoman Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| combatantStrength | British-Indian forces outnumbered by Ottomans ⓘ |
| commander |
Sheikh Khazal al-Kaabi
NERFINISHED
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Sir Charles Melliss NERFINISHED ⓘ Süleyman Askerî Bey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryInPresentDay | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | April 1915 ⓘ |
| defensivePosition | British entrenched camp at Shaiba ⓘ |
| endDate | 1915-04-14 ⓘ |
| followedBy | advance on Amara ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1910s ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
6th (Poona) Division
NERFINISHED
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Indian Army infantry brigades ⓘ Ottoman 6th Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Basra vilayet
NERFINISHED
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Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ near Basra ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Arab irregulars fought alongside Ottoman troops
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Ottoman forces failed to dislodge British from Shaiba defensive line ⓘ Ottoman forces launched multi-pronged attack on British positions ⓘ |
| objective | Ottoman attempt to retake Basra region ⓘ |
| opponent |
British-Indian forces
NERFINISHED
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Ottoman forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | Ottoman attack repelled ⓘ |
| partOf |
British campaign to secure Basra
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Mesopotamian campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Shaiba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Qurna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | British-Indian victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1915-04-12 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
protected oil interests in Persian Gulf
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secured British control of Basra ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | Middle Eastern theatre of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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