Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad

Battle of sheikh Ali
Part of the Mesopotamian Campaign of World War I

A 1924 British map showing action at the battle.
Date6–8 January 1916
Location
Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq)
Result See aftermath
Belligerents

 British Empire

 Ottoman Empire

Commanders and leaders

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Fenton Aylmer
British Raj George Younghusband

British Raj George Kemball

German Empire Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz

Ottoman Empire Halil Pasha
Strength

13,330 men total

  • 9,900 infantry
  • 1,340 cavalry
  • 42 artillery pieces
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.

  1. ^ a b Edward J. Erickson, Ottoman Army Effectiveness in World War I: A comparative study, Routledge, 2007, ISBN 978-0-415-77099-6, p. 93.