Battle of Amara

Battle of Amara
	Part of the Mesopotamian Campaign of World War I
	; General Charles Townshend, who commanded the British forces during the battle.
Date	May 31 - June 3, 1915
Location	Amara, Iraq
Result	British victory
Belligerents
British Empire India; United Kingdom;	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Charles Townshend	Unknown
Units involved
	6th (Poona) Division ; 16th Brigade; 17th Brigade;
Casualties and losses
4 killed ; 21 wounded	120 killed or wounded ; 1,773 captured

The Battle of Amara, also known as the Second Battle of Qurna (May 31 - June 3, 1915), was a military engagement between the forces of the British and Ottoman Empires during the Mesopotamian Campaign of World War I. The battle took place in the flooded marshes and islands along the Tigris river between the towns of Qurna and Amara and resulted in the British capture of Amara and rout of Ottoman forces in the area.

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