Capture of Tikrit

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World War I battle in Tirkit

34°36′36″N 43°40′48″E / 34.61000°N 43.68000°E / 34.61000; 43.68000Result British victoryTerritorial
changes Tikrit is captured by British forcesBelligerents

United Kingdom

Ottoman EmpireCommanders and leaders

Frederick Stanley Maude

Alexander Cobbe

Ismail HakkiUnits involved 2 squadrons of the 13th Hussars^[1]
1 division of cavalry UnknownCasualties and losses At least 6 killed
At least 22 injured
Heavy cavalry losses Unknown

Mesopotamian campaign

Fao Landing
Basra
Qurna
Shaiba
Amara
Karbala
Nasiriyah
Es Sinn
Ctesiphon
Umm at Tubal
1st Kut
Sheikh Sa'ad
Wadi
Hanna
Dujaila
Hilla
2nd Kut
Baghdad
Samarra offensive
Jebel Hamlin
Istabulat
1st Ramadi
2nd Ramadi
Najaf
Khan Baghdadi
Sharqat

The Capture of Tirkit was a battle that took place during the Mesopotamian campaign of World War I.^[2] The British side of this battle was commanded by Frederick Stanley Maude. This was Frederick's last major battle during World War I, as 12 days after the battle ended (18 November 1916), Frederick passed away due to a cholera infection.^[3] After intense fighting on 5 November 1916 through 6 November 1916, General Ismail Hakki made a decision to retreat upwards along the Tigris River, and Tikrit was promptly captured by British forces later that day.

References

^ "Researching the Lives and Service Records of First World War Soldiers". resarchingww1.co.uk. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
^ Duffy, Michael (22 August 2009). "Battles – Capture of Tikrit, 1917". firstworldwar.com. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
^ Yost, Russell (2023-07-24). "Capture of Tikrit in World War 1". The History Junkie. Retrieved 2023-12-22.