Battle of Qurna

Battle of Qurna
Part of the Mesopotamian Campaign of World War I

English cavalry routed by Turkish troops by Qurna (German illustration)
Date3–9 December 1914
Location
Qurna, Southern Iraq
31°01′N 47°26′E / 31.017°N 47.433°E / 31.017; 47.433
Result British-Indian victory
Territorial
changes
British capture of Qurna
Belligerents

 British Empire

 Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Major General Charles Irwin Fry Ottoman Empire Colonel Subhi Bey
Strength
2,100 1,000
Casualties and losses
281 1,000
Approximate figures

The Battle of Qurna, (3 to 9 December 1914) was between British forces and Ottoman forces that had retreated from Basra, which they lost at the Battle of Basra (1914) during the Mesopotamian campaign of World War I.

Map showing the initial British attack and capture of Basra, 1914.