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March 3, 1915

03 Tuesday Mar 2015

Posted by The Times Report in Gallipoli Campaign, Mesopotamian Campaign, Middle Eastern theatre, Naval warfare

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1915, Arabs, bombardment, British Army, casualties, Dardanelles, Great Britain, HMS Albion, HMS Irresistible, HMS Prince George, India, Indian Army, Iraq, Ottoman Army, Ottoman Empire, Persia, Persian Gulf, Royal Navy, tribes, Turkey

Heavy fighting north-west of Basra (Persian Gulf) between Indian troops and Turkish regiments, who are aided by tribesmen. British and Indian officers and men killed and wounded and enemy losses amounted to many hundreds. In the Dardanelles, H.M.S. Irresistible, Albion, Prince George, and Triumph resume attack.

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