naval engagement, early modern

Battle of Ashar Creek

Name: Battle of Ashar Creek
Location: Basra, Iraq

Battle of Ashar Creek was a naval engagement fought in 1775 at Basra, in what is now Iraq. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Basra. It was part of the Ottoman–Persian War, which ran from 1775 to 1776. The recorded result: Zand victory.

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Fought1775

WhereBasra, Iraq30.515N, 47.810E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeZand victory

Belligerents22px Ottoman Empire; 22px East India Companyagainst22px Zand Iran; Banu Ka'b; Bushehr

Part ofOttoman–Persian War1775 to 1776

Where it sits in the Ottoman–Persian War

6 placed engagements of the Ottoman–Persian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1775 (year precision) to 1775
Place	Basra, Iraq 30.515N, 47.810E
Kind	Naval engagement, early modern

Placed at Basra; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of the Camel AD 656, 1.8 km S
Siege of Basra 1987, 1.9 km SW
Battle of Shaiba 1915, 21 km SW
Battle of Basra 1914, 23 km SE
Battle of Khorramshahr 1980, 35 km E

In the same war

Before: Battle of Khanaqin 1775
After: Siege of Basra 1775
All 6 engagements of Ottoman–Persian War

Elsewhere in 1775

Battles of Lexington and Concord United States
Battle of Bunker Hill United States
Siege of Boston United States
Battle of Quebec Canada
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga United States

Battle of Ashar Creek is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 173 in present-day Iraq.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q141663042, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ashar Creek, revision 1378382106, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.