Battle of Kut al-Amara

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:accessories British forces faced shortages
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:Siege_of_Kut
gptkbp:casualties Approximately 13,000 Ottoman troops
Approximately 23,000 British and Indian troops
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Sultan_Mehmed_V
gptkb:General_Sir_Charles_Townshend
gptkbp:commemoration Memorials for fallen soldiers
gptkbp:cultural_representation Documented in military history books
gptkbp:date April 29, 1916
December 7, 1915
gptkbp:defeated British forces surrendered on April 29, 1916
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkbp:historical_analysis Examined in military studies
gptkbp:historical_context Mesopotamian campaign
gptkbp:historical_documentation Reports and letters from the front
gptkbp:historical_impact Influenced British military strategy in the Middle East
gptkbp:historical_significance One of the largest sieges in history.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Kut al-Amara
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:General_Sir_John_Nixon
gptkbp:legacy Lessons learned for future military operations
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kut,_Iraq
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:Siege_warfare
gptkbp:military_technology British reliance on supply lines
Use of artillery by Ottomans
gptkbp:military_unit gptkb:Ottoman_3rd_Army
gptkb:Ottoman_4th_Army
6th Indian Division
13th Indian Division
gptkbp:mood Affected British public opinion
gptkbp:notable_event First major siege of World War I
gptkbp:ottoman_leadership gptkb:Enver_Pasha
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:political_impact Shift in control of Mesopotamia
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Ctesiphon
gptkbp:result Ottoman victory
gptkbp:significance Major defeat for the British
gptkbp:strategic_goals gptkb:Capture_of_Baghdad
British withdrawal from Mesopotamia
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the Tigris River
gptkbp:strategy Encirclement of British forces
Defend against British advances
Advance up the Tigris River
gptkbp:strength Failed to arrive in time
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4