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Battle of sheikh Ali | |||||||
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Part of the Mesopotamian Campaign of World War I | |||||||
A 1924 British map showing action at the battle. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Fenton Aylmer | Halil Pasha | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
13,330 men total
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3,400 infantry 20 artillery pieces 1 brigade of cavalry | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
4,262 casualties:[1] 1,962 dead[citation needed] 2,300 wounded[citation needed] |
1,200 casualties:[1] Unknown dead, 512 prisoners[citation needed] 2 artillery pieces captured[citation needed] |
The Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad (Turkish: Sağ Sahil) occurred between 6–8 January 1916 during the Mesopotamian Campaign of the First World War. The battle took place along the banks of the Tigris River between the Anglo-Indian Tigris Corps and elements of the Ottoman Sixth Army. The engagement was the first in a series of assaults by the Tigris Corps to try to break through the Ottoman lines to relieve the besieged garrison at Kut.