Tags
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.
