Battle of Khushab

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The Battle of Khushab was a key 1857 land engagement in southwestern Iran during the Anglo-Persian War, in which British forces decisively defeated Persian troops, helping secure British strategic objectives in the region.

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Battle of Khushab canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
belligerent Qajar Iran ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
combatant British forces ⓘ
Persian forces ⓘ
linked to: Persian army
commander Major General Henry Havelock ⓘ
Sir James Outram ⓘ
conflict Anglo-Persian War ⓘ
country Qajar Iran ⓘ
date 1857-02-07 ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
followedBy British consolidation of control around Bushire ⓘ
location Khushab ⓘ
southwestern Iran ⓘ
notableFor decisive defeat of Persian troops by British forces ⓘ
demonstration of British military superiority in the region ⓘ
partOf Anglo-Persian War ⓘ
Great Game era imperial rivalries ⓘ
linked to: Great Game
precededBy Landing of British expeditionary force at Bushire ⓘ
relatedTo British Empire ⓘ
Persian Gulf ⓘ
Qajar dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Qajar Iran
result British victory ⓘ
strategicSignificance helped protect British interests in the Persian Gulf region ⓘ
secured British strategic objectives in southwestern Iran ⓘ
theatre Persian Gulf theatre of the Anglo-Persian War ⓘ
typeOfEngagement land battle ⓘ
year 1857 ⓘ

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Anglo-Persian War 1856–1857 → notableBattle → Battle of Khushab ⓘ
Battle of Bushire → followedBy → Battle of Khushab ⓘ