Draft:Battle of Samawah 1920

Coordinates: 30°25′N 48°01′E / 30.417°N 48.017°E / 30.417; 48.017
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Battle of Basra (1914)
Part of the Mesopotamian campaign of World War I

Map showing the initial British attack and capture of Basra, 1914.
DateNovember 11–22, 1914
Location
Basra, Southern Iraq
30°25′N 48°01′E / 30.417°N 48.017°E / 30.417; 48.017
Result Iraqi victory
Territorial
changes
British capture of al-Basra
Belligerents

 British Empire

 Arab