Battle of the Tigris River

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Ottoman consolidation of power in the region
gptkbp:casualties high
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Enver_Pasha
gptkb:General_Townshend
gptkbp:date 1915
gptkbp:duration November 1914 to April 1915
gptkbp:followed_by Second Battle of the Tigris
gptkbp:historical_context Middle Eastern theater of World War I
gptkbp:historical_significance impact on British military strategy in Mesopotamia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Tigris River
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tigris_River
gptkbp:military_strategy offensive operations by the Ottomans
gptkbp:outcome retreat of British forces
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Ctesiphon
gptkbp:result Ottoman victory
gptkbp:significance strategic control of Mesopotamia
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of supply routes
gptkbp:tactics trench warfare
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Genghis_Khan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4