Tags
1918, Allies, armistice, Armistice of Mudros, Battle of Sharqat, Black Sea, Bosphorus, Dardanelles, fortress, Great Britain, Iraq, Kalat Shergat, Ottoman Army, Ottoman Empire, prisoners of war, surrender, Tigris, Turkey
Surrender of the Turkish Army on the Tigris after a battle near Kalat Shergat lasting six days; 7,000 prisoners. Armistice with Turkey agreed on, terms including free passage for Allied Fleets through Bosporus to Black Sea; occupation of forts in Dardanelles and Bosporus necessary to secure their passage, and immediate repatriation of all Allied prisoners of war.