Action of Khan Baghdadi

33°51′9″N 42°32′51″E / 33.85250°N 42.54750°E / 33.85250; 42.54750

Action of Khan Baghdadi
Part of the Mesopotamian campaign of World War I

The 2nd Battalion, 6th Gurkha Rifles of 42nd Indian Brigade, 15th Indian Division march towards the action of Khan Baghdadi, 22 March 1918
DateMarch 26–27, 1918
Location
Khan al Baghdadi, west of Baghdad (present-day Iraq)
Result British victory
Belligerents

 British Empire

Turkish Empire
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom Major General H. T. Brooking Mustafa Kemal Bey
Strength
15th Indian Division (20,000) 50th Infantry Division(12,000)
Casualties and losses
1,590 ~500

The action of Khan Baghdadi was an engagement during the Mesopotamian campaign in World War I.


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