Battle of Nasiriyah (1915)

Battle of Nasiriyah (1915)
Part of the Mesopotamian Campaign of World War I
This map shows the British advance into Southern Mesopotamia, 1915
Date 27 June–25 July 1915 Location Nasiriyah, southern Iraq Result British victory
Belligerents
British Empire  India	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend Sir John Nixon G. F. Gorringe	?
Strength
5,000	around 5,000
Casualties and losses
104 killed 429 wounded	2,000 killed or wounded[1] 1,000 taken prisoner 17 field guns captured

The Battle of Nasiriyah was a battle in World War I that took place in the Mesopotamian city of Nasiriyah between British and Ottoman forces in July 1915. It was a pivotal battle in the Mesopotamian campaign of World War I and saw 5,000 British and Indian troops face off against a Turkish garrison of a similar number. British and Indian forces under the command of Lieutenant General Sir George Frederick Gorringe attacked Nasiriyah with the intention of protecting the British stronghold of Basra and destroying a major Turkish supply center in the region. British forces defeated the Turkish forces in Nasiriyah and it became the latest addition to a long string of successes against Ottoman forces in the campaign, coming right after the capture of Amara and the Battle of Qurna.