Battle of Shaiba

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The Battle of Shaiba was a World War I engagement in April 1915 near Basra in Mesopotamia, where British-Indian forces repelled an Ottoman attempt to retake the region.

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instanceOf battle
military engagement
aim defend Basra and surrounding region from Ottoman counteroffensive
alsoKnownAs Action of Shaiba
linked to: Action at Qurna
belligerent Arab irregulars
British Empire
British Indian Army
India
Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Iraq
United Kingdom
casualties heavy on both sides
combatantStrength British-Indian forces outnumbered by Ottomans
commander Sheikh Khazal al-Kaabi
Sir Charles Melliss
linked to: Charles Melliss

Süleyman Askerî Bey
conflict World War I
countryInPresentDay Iraq
date April 1915
defensivePosition British entrenched camp at Shaiba
endDate 1915-04-14
followedBy advance on Amara
historicalPeriod 1910s
involvedUnit 6th (Poona) Division
Indian Army infantry brigades
Ottoman 6th Army
locatedIn Basra vilayet
linked to: Basra Governorate

Mesopotamia
Ottoman Empire
near Basra
notableEvent Arab irregulars fought alongside Ottoman troops
Ottoman forces failed to dislodge British from Shaiba defensive line
Ottoman forces launched multi-pronged attack on British positions
objective Ottoman attempt to retake Basra region
opponent British-Indian forces
linked to: British Indian Army

Ottoman forces
outcome Ottoman attack repelled
partOf British campaign to secure Basra
Mesopotamian campaign
place Shaiba
precededBy Battle of Qurna
result British-Indian victory
startDate 1915-04-12
strategicImportance protected oil interests in Persian Gulf
secured British control of Basra
theaterOfWar Middle Eastern theatre of World War I

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Battle of Shaiba (1915) alsoKnownAs Battle of Shaiba