Indian Expeditionary Force D

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Indian Expeditionary Force D was a British Indian Army formation deployed to the Mesopotamian front in World War I, where it played a central role in the campaign against the Ottoman Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Indian Army formation
expeditionary force
military unit
allegiance British Empire
belligerentSide Allied Powers
campaignObjective advance towards Baghdad
secure oil installations in Mesopotamia
seize Basra
commander Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Barrett
Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Stanley Maude
Lieutenant-General Sir Percy Lake
Major-General Charles Townshend
composedOf British Army units
Indian Army units
linked to: Indian Army
conflict First World War
linked to: World War I
country British India
engagedIn occupation duties in captured Mesopotamian territories
operations along the Tigris River
riverine operations on the Shatt al-Arab
formedFor operations in Mesopotamia
front Mesopotamian front
linked to: Tigris Front
garrisonOrHeadquarters Basra (early campaign)
linked to: Basra
historicalPeriod 1910s
location Mesopotamia
militaryBranch land forces
notableBattle Battle of Basra
Battle of Ctesiphon
Battle of Qurna
Fall of Baghdad (1917)
Siege of Kut
linked to: Battle of Kut
notableEvent surrender at Kut-al-Amara in 1916
notableFor central role in Mesopotamian campaign against the Ottoman Empire
heavy casualties and hardships during the Siege of Kut
operatedUnder British Government of India
opponent Ottoman Empire
opposedBy Ottoman forces in Mesopotamia
partOf Allied Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force
British Indian Army
primaryBaseOfOperations Basra
resultOfOperations eventual capture of Baghdad by British forces
initial capture of Basra
startTime 1914
theatreOfOperations Mesopotamian campaign
usedTransportRoute Persian Gulf

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Mesopotamian campaign (World War I) involvedMilitaryUnit Indian Expeditionary Force D
Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend militaryUnit Indian Army units in Mesopotamia
linked to: Indian Expeditionary Force D
British Indian Army 6th (Poona) Division commandStructure Indian Expeditionary Force D
Battle of Qurna (1914) involvedForce British Indian Expeditionary Force D
linked to: Indian Expeditionary Force D
5th Indian Infantry Brigade associatedWith Indian Expeditionary Forces
linked to: Indian Expeditionary Force D
Battle of Kut involvedForces Indian Expeditionary Force D
Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force subordinateUnit Indian Expeditionary Force D
Poona Division associatedWith Indian Expeditionary Forces
linked to: Indian Expeditionary Force D
Battle of Basra (1914) involvedForce Indian Expeditionary Force D