Ruined Bazaar at Kut-al-Amara

Notes:

Indian troops sit amid the shelled out ruins of the bazaar on the river front at Kut-al-Amara. The Turks encircled the city and starved the British force into submission. A British relief column was unable to reach the garrison and end the siege.

Date Created:

1916-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

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

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: E.C.W. Sandes, "In Kut and Captivity with the Sixth Indian Division," London: John Murray, 1919, 246.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/1296