The siege of Kut Al Amara (7 December 1915 – 29 April 1916), also known as the first battle of Kut, was the besieging of an 8,000-strong British Army garrison in the town of Kut, 160 km (100 mi) south of Baghdad, by the Ottoman Army. In 1915, its population was around 6,500.

The Siege of Kut al-Amara between 3 December 1915 and 29 April 1916 is an important episode of the war between the Ottoman Empire and Great Britain. The surrender of approximately 13,000 British-Indian soldiers after 147 days of siege was the worst surrender in the history of the British army up to that point, and a great victory for the Ottomans.

Kūt (Arabic: ٱلْكُوت, romanized: al-Kūt), officially Al-Kut, also spelled Kutulamare, Kut al-Imara, or Kut Al Amara is a city in eastern Iraq, on the left bank of the Tigris River, about 160 kilometres (99 miles) south east of Baghdad. As of 2018 the estimated population is about 389,400 people.

Mar 14, 2016 · The town of Kut-al-Amara had been under siege for nearly five months and on 29 April 1916, 13,000 soldiers were taken into captivity. A third of the prisoners were to die. This was a major disaster.

Following the signal (and, to the British at least, unexpected) failure of the Anglo-Indian attack upon Ctesiphon in November 1915 Sir Charles Townshend led his infantry force, the 6th (Poona) Division, on a wearisome retreat back to Kut-al-Amara, arriving in early December.

The actual Siege of Kut Al Amara (7 Dec 1915 – 29 Apr 1916), also known as the First Battle of Kut, was the besieging of an 8,000 (alt. 13,000) strong British-Indian* garrison in the town of Kut-el-Amara, 160 kilometres (100 mi) south of Baghdad, by the Ottoman Army.

Feb 2, 2017 · The First World War battle of Kut-al-Amara was the greatest military disaster ever to befall the British Army. Some 25,000 were lost in the fighting and another 16,000 were taken prisoner, few of whom survived captivity.

The Siege of Kut al-Amara between 3 December 1915 and 29 April 1916 is an important episode of the war between the Ottoman Empire and Great Britain. The surrender of approximately 13,000 British-Indian soldiers after 147 days of siege was the worst surrender in the history of the British army up to that point, and a great victory for the Ottomans.

British forces in Kut al Amara pushed back the Ottoman offensive which was launched on Nurettin Bey's order. The Ottoman army suffered heavy losses. As a result, Goltz dismissed Nurettin Bey...

Grandfather participated in the battle of Ctesiphon in late November, and had he not been slightly wounded and requiring time in hospital, he would have been besieged inside Kut with the 2nd Norfolks.