Battle of Shaiba (1915)
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The Battle of Shaiba (1915) was a World War I engagement in Mesopotamia where British and Indian forces successfully defended Basra against an Ottoman attempt to retake the region.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Shaiba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Indian Army
NERFINISHED
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Kuwaiti forces ⓘ Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Mesopotamian campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
British and Indian forces
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Ottoman and Arab forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Charles Melliss
NERFINISHED
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Süleyman Askerî Bey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| conflictType | land battle ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
India
NERFINISHED
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Kuwait NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 1915-04-12 ⓘ |
| defensiveOperationBy | British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1915-04-14 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Es Sinn
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Nasiriyah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Mesopotamian front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| involves |
British Indian Army 6th (Poona) Division
NERFINISHED
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Ottoman Sixth Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Mesopotamia
NERFINISHED
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Shaiba NERFINISHED ⓘ near Basra ⓘ present-day Iraq ⓘ |
| objective |
Ottoman attempt to retake Basra region
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defence of Basra ⓘ |
| offensiveOperationBy | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
British conquest of Mesopotamia
NERFINISHED
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Mesopotamian campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Qurna (1914) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryDefendedCity | Basra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Lower Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Allied victory
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British victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1915-04-12 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
protected oil interests in the Persian Gulf
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secured British control of Basra ⓘ |
| theatre | Middle Eastern theatre of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1915 ⓘ |
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