Battle of Istabulat

Battle of Istabulat
Part of the Mesopotamian Campaign of World War I
Date 21 April 1917 Location Istabulat, Iraq Result British victory
Belligerents
British Empire  India  United Kingdom	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Frederick Stanley Maude	Khalil Pasha
Units involved
7th (Meerut) Division and 8th (Jullundur) Brigade of 3rd (Lahore) Division	6th Army
Strength
45,000 Men (theater)	10,000 Men
Casualties and losses
~ 2,000	~ 2,000

The Battle of Istabulat was a part of the Samarra offensive during the First World War occurring when the British Empire attempted to further its strategic position after the capture of Baghdad from the Ottoman Empire.