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By capturing Basra, the British had taken an important communications and industrial centre. The Ottomans retreated up the Tigris River. The British need to secure their position in Basra and the oil fields at Abadan.

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  • Battle of Qurna
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  • By capturing Basra, the British had taken an important communications and industrial centre. The Ottomans retreated up the Tigris River. The British need to secure their position in Basra and the oil fields at Abadan.
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Strength
  • 1000(xsd:integer)
  • 2100(xsd:integer)
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Partof
  • Mesopotamian Campaign of Middle Eastern theatre
Date
  • --12-09
Commander
  • Colonel Subhi Bey
  • Major General C.I. Fry
Territory
  • British capture of Qurna
Casualties
  • 281(xsd:integer)
  • 1000(xsd:integer)
Result
  • British victory
Notes
  • Approximate figures
combatant
  • British Empire
  • * British India
Place
  • Qurna, Southern Iraq
Conflict
  • Battle of Qurna
abstract
  • By capturing Basra, the British had taken an important communications and industrial centre. The Ottomans retreated up the Tigris River. The British need to secure their position in Basra and the oil fields at Abadan. After the defeat at Basra, the Ottomans decided to take up a defensive position at the small town of Qurna to the north. Since both the Tigris and Euphrates join together at Qurna, it made for an ideal position to make a stand since the British would have to cross the two rivers. The Ottomans had about 1,000 men under the command of Colonel Subhi Bey, the Wali or Governor of Basra. The British had about 2,100 under Major General C.I. Fry.
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