Battle of Dujaila

Battle of Dujaila
	Part of the Mesopotamian Campaign of World War I
	; A detailed map showing the attack on the Dujaila Redoubt
Date	8 March 1916
Location	East of Kut, present-day Iraq32.488°N 45.954°E
Result	Ottoman victory The British withdrew;
Belligerents
British Empire India; United Kingdom;	Ottoman Empire German Empire (military commanders);
Commanders and leaders
Fenton Aylmer	Ali Ihsan Pasha; Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz
Strength
18,891 infantry; 1,268 Cavalry; 68 artillery pieces	8,500 infantry; 1,500 cavalry; 32 artillery pieces
Casualties and losses
3,500 casualties	1,290 casualties
	Location within Iraq

The Battle of Dujaila (Turkish: Sâbis Muharebesi) was fought on 8 March 1916, between British and Ottoman forces during the First World War. The Ottoman forces, led by Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz were besieging Kut, when the Anglo-Indian relief force, led by Lieutenant-General Fenton Aylmer, attempted to relieve the city. The attempt failed, and Aylmer lost 3,500 men.

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