Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad

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Battle of sheikh Ali
Part of the Mesopotamian Campaign of World War I
A 1924 British map showing action at the battle.
Date 6–8 January 1916 Location Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq) Result See aftermath
Belligerents
British Empire  India  United Kingdom	Ottoman Empire  German Empire (Military Commanders)
Commanders and leaders
Fenton Aylmer George Younghusband George Kemball	Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz Halil Pasha
Strength
13,330 men total 9,900 infantry 1,340 cavalry 42 artillery pieces	3,400 infantry 20 artillery pieces 1 brigade of cavalry
Casualties and losses
4,262 casualties:[1] 1,962 dead[citation needed] 2,300 wounded[citation needed]	1,200 casualties:[1] Unknown dead, 512 prisoners[citation needed] 2 artillery pieces captured[citation needed]

The Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad (Turkish: Sağ Sahil) occurred between 6–8 January 1916 during the Mesopotamian Campaign of the First World War. The battle took place along the banks of the Tigris River between the Anglo-Indian Tigris Corps and elements of the Ottoman Sixth Army. The engagement was the first in a series of assaults by the Tigris Corps to try to break through the Ottoman lines to relieve the besieged garrison at Kut.