The Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad (Turkish: Sağ Sahil) occurred between 6–8 January 1916 during the Mesopotamian Campaign of the First World War. The battle took...
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The first attempt to relieve Kut (the Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad) came on 6 January by troops under the command of Major-General George Younghusband. Troops...
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Khuzestan Province, Iran Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad, in Mesopotamia, 1916 Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (15–24 January 2006) Sheikh Said This disambiguation...
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River Tigris, some 6 miles (9.7 km) upstream towards Kut-al-Amara from Sheikh Sa'ad. The attack is generally considered as a failure, as although Aylmer...
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Mesopotamian campaign (category Battles of World War I involving New Zealand)
Basra Battle of Qurna Battle of Shaiba Battle of Es Sinn Battle of Ctesiphon Siege of Kut Attempts to Relieve Kut: Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad Battle of the...
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Battle of Es Sinn Battle of Ctesiphon Siege of Kut Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad Battle of the Wadi Battle of Hanna Battle of Dujaila Redoubt First Battle of...
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The Sa'ad Musa or Saad Musa (Somali: Sacad Muuse, Arabic: سعد موسى, Full Name: Saad ibn Musa ibn Zubayr ibn Abd al-Raḥmān ibn ash-Shaykh Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad)...
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Sa'ad bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud (Arabic: سعد بن عبد الرحمن آل سعود;1890–1915) was the brother of Abdulaziz, Emir of Nejd (who later founded the Kingdom...
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Indian Army during World War I (category Military of British India)
the attacks took place at the Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad, the Battle of the Wadi, the Battle of Hanna, and the Battle of Dujaila Redoubt. These attempts...
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List of the main battles in the history of the Ottoman Empire are shown below. The life span of the empire was more than six centuries, and the maximum...
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Halil Kut (category Date of birth unknown)
massacring Armenians during the course of the Armenian genocide. He took part in the killings of civilians during the Siege of Van in 1915. He ordered Armenian...
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Sir Fenton Aylmer, 13th Baronet (category Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath)
command of General Younghusband) staged a direct assault on the Ottoman positions on 6 January (the Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad). After two days of fighting...
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Siege of Kut January 6–8, 1916 Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad January 13, 1916 Battle of Wadi January 21, 1916 Battle of Hanna March 8, 1916 Battle of Dujaila...
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Army of 6,000 repulsed the attack and inflicted 2,000 casualties. Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad – The British relief force of 13,000 under command of Major-General...
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2005, p. 1052. Tucker 2005, p. 299. Duffy, Michael (2009-08-22). "The Battle of Bolimov, 1915". Firstworldwar.com. Archived from the original on 2006-09-03...
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Robert Palmer (British writer) (category Alumni of University College, Oxford)
the 6–8 January Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad and 13 January Battle of Wadi on the march towards Kut.: 185, 192 At the 21 January Battle of Hanna Palmer was...
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6th Indian Cavalry Brigade (category Brigades of India in World War I)
the start of 1916, the brigade was involved in efforts to raise the siege, including the Action of Sheikh Sa'ad (6–8 January), the Action of the Wadi (13...
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1916 CE Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad c. January 13, 1916 CE Battle of Wadi c. January 21, 1916 CE Battle of Hanna c. March 8, 1916 CE Battle of Dujaila March...
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"UN ends Saudi dissident sanctions". 3 July 2012 – via www.bbc.co.uk. Sa'ad Al-Faqih on Twitter 2003 interview with MEIB 2005 interview with Jamestown...
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Habr Awal (category Society of Somaliland)
the Isamusa and Sa'ad Musa sub-clans. Its members form a part of the Habar Magadle confederation. The Habr Awal traditionally consists of nomadic pastoralists...
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28th Indian Brigade (category Brigades of India in World War I)
RHA. They fought a sharp action at Sheikh Othman on 20 July that removed the Turkish threat to Aden for the rest of the war, before returning to Egypt...
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Arthur McIntyre (sportsman, born 1889) (category British Army personnel of World War I)
awarded the Military Cross in December 1916, during actions in the Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad where he took part in an assault against an Ottoman position and...
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1st Sussex Artillery Volunteers (redirect from 257th (County of Sussex) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery)
part in the Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad, attempting to dislodge the main Turkish force blocking the way to Kut. The force advanced on both banks of the Euphrates...
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23rd Peshawar Mountain Battery (Frontier Force) (category Military units and formations of India in World War I)
desperate efforts to raise the Siege of Kut al Amara; fighting in the Battles of Sheikh Sa'ad, the Wadi, Hanna and Dujaila Redoubt. On returning to India, it...
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Al Bandari bint Abdulaziz Al Saud (category Daughters of Ibn Saud)
Her mother had been married to Sa'ad bin Abdul Rahman, the brother of King Abdulaziz. After Sa'ad's death in the battle of Kanzan in 1915, Abdulaziz married...
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Isaaq (redirect from Reer Sheikh Isaxaaq)
century with the arrival of the Sheikh Ishaaq Bin Ahmed (Sheikh Ishaaq) from Arabia. Sheikh Ishaaq settled in the coastal town of Maydh in modern-day northeastern...
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The Battle of Dul Madoba was an engagement between British forces and the Dervish movement on 4 August 1913. During the battle, Ibraahin Xoorane (English:...
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Saeed bin Tahnun Al Nahyan (category Sheikhs of Abu Dhabi)
Sheikh Saeed bin Tahnun Al Nahyan was the ruler of Abu Dhabi, one of the Trucial States which today form the United Arab Emirates (UAE), from 1845 to 1855...
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of the 21st Indian Infantry Brigade of the 7th (Meerut) Division and served in Mesopotamia. The regiment was involved in the Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad,...
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The Battle of Karnal (Persian: نبرد کرنال) (24 February 1739) was a decisive victory for Nader Shah, the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Iran, during...
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