View of Kut-al-Amara after the Siege

Notes:

General view of the city of Kut-al-Amara where 8,070 British and Indian troops on the verge of starvation surrendered to Turkish forces in April 1916. The loss of this Anglo-Indian force was a major Allied defeat in Mesopotamia and provided the Turks with a large influx of prisoners.

Date Created:

1916-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Turkey, Kut-al-Amara, Capture, World War 1914-1918, Asian History, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: Charles A. King, Jr. and A.E. Potts, ed., “Harper’s Library of the World War, Volume III,” New York: Harper and Brothers, 1920, 183.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/1292