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World War I: Mesopotamian campaign: Baghdad falls to Anglo-Indian forces commanded by General Frederick Stanley Maude.
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World War I
1914–1918 global conflict
World War I or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Main areas of conflict included Europe and the Middle East, as well as parts of Africa and the Asia-Pacific. There were important…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mesopotamian campaign
World War I military campaign
The Mesopotamian campaign or Mesopotamian front was a campaign in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I fought between the British Empire, with troops from Britain, Australia and the vast majority from the British Raj, against the Central Powers, mostly the Ottoman Empire.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Fall of Baghdad (1917)
Battle of the Mesopotamian Campaign of WWI
The fall of Baghdad occurred during the Mesopotamian campaign, fought between the forces of the British Empire and the Ottoman Empire in World War I.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Anglo-Indian people
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Anglo-Indian people are a distinct minority community of mixed-race British and Indian ancestry. During the colonial period, their ancestry was defined as British paternal and Indian maternal heritage; post-independence, "Anglo-Indian" has also encompassed other European and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Stanley Maude
British Army general (1864–1917)
Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Stanley Maude KCB CMG DSO was a British Army officer. He is known for his operations in the Mesopotamian campaign during the First World War and for conquering Baghdad in 1917.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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