Action of Khan Baghdadi

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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-Indian victory
Belligerents

 United Kingdom and Empire

 Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Major General H. T. Brooking Mustafa Kemal Bey
Strength
15th Indian Division 50th Infantry Division
Casualties and losses
159 ~5,000 prisoners

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

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