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 ⓘ
Battle of Qurna → involvedForce → British Indian Expeditionary Force D ⓘ
linked to: Indian Expeditionary Force D
Battle of Basra → combatant → Indian Expeditionary Force D ⓘ