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Battle of Basra (1914)

11 November 1914 (ended 1914) · Iraq

Part of: Mesopotamian campaign

Wikidata classes on our event-class list: battle (all its classes: Wikidata item)

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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.

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