Battle of Hanna

First Battle of Hanna
	Part of the Mesopotamian Campaign of World War I
	; A 1924 British map showing the first attack on Hanna.
Date	21 January 1916
Location	Hanna defile, present-day Iraq32.6458795°N 46.0526276°E
Result	Ottoman victory
Belligerents
British Empire India; United Kingdom;	Ottoman Empire German Empire (military commanders);
Commanders and leaders
Fenton Aylmer	Halil Pasha ; Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz
Strength
10,000 men (remnants of 2 divisions)	30,000 men
Casualties and losses
2,741 casualties	503 casualties
	Location within Iraq

The First Battle of Hanna (Turkish: Felahiye Muharebesi) was a World War I battle fought on the Mesopotamian front on 21 January 1916 between Ottoman Army and Anglo-Indian forces.

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