Draft:Battle of Rota
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| Battle of Rota/Ruta | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| Belligerents | |||||||
 Ottoman Empire | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Arthur Arnold Barrett |
Süleyman Askerî Cemil Bey | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Royal Norfolk Regiment | Osmancık Battalion | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown, heavier (Ottoman claim) |
10 killed in action, ~50 injured | ||||||
The Battle of Rota, also known as the First Battle of Ruta, took place on 20-21 January 1915 during the Mesopotamian campaign of the First World War between British and Ottoman forces. The battle occurred in modern day Southern Iraq, on the banks of the now dried up Rota river, and resulted in an Ottoman victory when an assault by British forces aimed at dislodging the Ottoman troops from their defensive positions failed to achieve its goal and the British were forced to retreat. The Ottoman victory temporarily halted the British advance in the region, before the British victory at the Battle of Shaiba in April 1915 allowed the Entente forces to resume their advance deeper into Ottoman Iraq.
References
[edit]The First Iraq War 1914-1918: Britain's Mesopotamian Campaign, A.J. Barker, 2009, p. 45-46
Serdar Sakin, Birinci Dünya Savaşı'nda Irak Cephesinde Osmanlı Devleti ile İngiltere Arasındaki Çarpışmalar (1915), Gazi Akademik Bakış, 4(7), 133-152, 2010
Osmanlı Belgelerinde Birinci Dünya Harbi: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü Osmanlı Arşivi Daire Başkanlığı Yayın Nu: 130
Said Olgun ve Resul Babaoğlu, Dönemin Kaynaklarına göre Kutü'l-Amare Zaferi (toplu bir değerlendirme), Tarih Araştırmaları Dergisi, 39(67), 477-502, 2020