Battle of Sharqat

Battle of Sharqat
Part of the Mesopotamian Campaign of World War I
DateOctober 23–30, 1918
Location
North of Baghdad, present-day Iraq
Result British–Indian–Assyrian victory[1]
Belligerents

 British Empire

Assyrian volunteers
 Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom Sir William Raine Marshall,
United Kingdom Sir Alexander Cobbe,
Malik Yaqo
Agha Petros
Ottoman Empire İsmail Hakkı Bey
Strength
2 infantry divisions, 2 cavalry brigades "Tigris Group" (Dicle Grubu) of Ottoman Sixth Army; five infantry regiments and one rifle regiment[2]
Casualties and losses
1,800 11,322[citation needed]–13,000[2] POW with many more wounded and killed[citation needed]

The Battle of Sharqat (October 23–30, 1918) was fought between the British and the Ottoman Empire in the Mesopotamian Campaign in World War I, which became the last conflict between the belligerents before of the signing of the Armistice of Mudros.

  1. ^ "Assyrians and Two World Wars". November 13, 2020. ISBN 9798564099837.
  2. ^ a b Dicle Grubu 7, 9, 43, 18 ve 22'nci Alaylarla Avcı Alayından oluşmuştur., Gazi Mustafa Kemal, "1'nci Ordu Komutanı Ali İhsan Paşa'nın yarattığı durum", Nutuk. (in Turkish)