Fao Landing

Fao Landing
Part of the Mesopotamian Campaign of the First World War

Map showing the initial British attack and capture of Basra, 1914.
Date6–8 November 1914
Location
Al-Faw, Mesopotamia
(modern Iraq)
29°55′41″N 48°27′58″E / 29.928041°N 48.466148°E / 29.928041; 48.466148
Result British victory
Belligerents

 British Empire

  Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Brigadier General W.S. Delamain (Vali of Baghdad) Javi Pasha
Units involved
Elements of 38th Division, Iraq Area Command
Casualties and losses
Light, including one officer 300 captured 135 dead

The Fao Landing occurred from 6 November to 8 November 1914 with British forces attacking the Ottoman stronghold of Fao and its fortress. The landing was met with little resistance from the Ottoman defenders who fled after intense shelling. It was the first military operation of the Mesopotamian Campaign of the First World War which was carried out to protect British oil supplies in the Persian Gulf.

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