Battle of Basra

1914 CE.

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The Battle of Basra was a battle of World War I which took place south of the city of Basra, in Ottoman Iraq, between British and Ottoman troops from November 11 to November 22, 1914. The battle resulted in the British capture of Basra.

Text from the Wikipedia article Battle of Basra (1914), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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