Battle of Qurna
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1914 battle of World War I.
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1914 — 1914
battle, Iraq, Mesopotamian campaign,
See also Battle of Qurna (2005)
Location: 31.0167, 47.4333,
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Type | Date | Description | Keywords | Notes | Source |
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link | Freebase entry@ | Wikidata | |||
image | British troops on church parade at Kurna, at the junction of the old channel of the Euphrates with the Tigris. The Turks put up a determined fight hereabouts during the summer of 1915, but surrendered when heavily attacked on the flank. | Wikimedia | |||
image | 2019 | English cavalry routed by Turkish troops 1914 (50872177577) | Wikimedia | ||
image | Meso-WW1-1 | Wikimedia | |||
image | 1915 | The cruiser HMS Odin arriving at Qurna, and going through the pontoon bridge which was temporarily "cut" to admit of its passage | Wikimedia |
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