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Battle of Ctesiphon (1915)

November 22–25, 1915 · Battle of Ctesiphon (1915)

Result Inconclusive

Townshend's 6th (Poona) Division, short of Baghdad, fought a drawn battle and fell back to Kut.

On the map Contemporaries

Allies

Central Powers

British Raj

United Kingdom

Ottoman Empire

Charles Townshend military commander

Sakallı Nureddin Paşa military commander

Halil Kut military commander

Strength and losses

Strength: 18,000–20,000
Casualties: 6,200–9,500
Guns: 52

Units

6th (Poona) Division 17th Horse (Poona Horse)

Iraq Area Command (Ottoman Empire) Sixth Army (Ottoman Empire)