Wars, politics & history

Battle of Basra

from 11 November 1914 to 22 November 1914

1914 a WWI battle in Iraq (British vs Ottoman). It began on 11 November 1914 in what is now Iraq and lasted until 22 November 1914 (about 11 days). The setting was Basra. It was part of Mesopotamian campaign. Those involved included the Ottoman Empire and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

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