Atlas of Battles

commander, 9 engagements

Battles of Halil Kut

Battles of Halil Kut

Turkish general and statesperson (1882–1957)

Halil Kut is recorded as a commander at 9 placed engagements in the atlas between 1915 and 1917: 7 battles and 2 sieges across 3 present-day countries, most in Iraq (6), Turkey (2), Iran (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 3,262 km apart end to end, 408 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Middle Eastern theater of World War I (9).

Battle of Sheikh Sa'adBattle of KoprukoyBattle of IstabulatBattle of Seray MountainSiege of VanBattle of CtesiphonSiege of KutBattle of WadiFall of BaghdadSiege of VanBattle of CtesiphonSiege of KutBattle of WadiFall of BaghdadTehranTel AvivAleppoDamascusBakuBeirutIsfahanYerevanTabrizMosul500 km36.204N, 43.731E
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1915: 3 engagements3 in 19151916: 3 engagements3 in 19161917: 3 engagements3 in 191719151917
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Van, 1915Battle of Ctesiphon, 1915Siege of Kut, 1915Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad, 1916Battle of Koprukoy, 1916Battle of Wadi, 1916Fall of Baghdad, 1917Battle of Istabulat, 1917Battle of Seray Mountain, 191719151917
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
19 April 1915Siege of VanVan, TurkeyRusso-Armenian victory
22 November 1915Battle of CtesiphonCtesiphon, Iraq610 km SInconclusive
7 December 1915Siege of KutKut, Iraq135 km SEOttoman victory
6 January 1916Battle of Sheikh Sa'adMesopotamia, Iraq1 km SWBritish-Indian victory
1916Battle of KoprukoyErzurum, Turkey919 km NWRussian victory
13 January 1916Battle of WadiHanna defile, Iraq921 km SEOttoman victory
1917Fall of BaghdadIraq170 km NWBritish victory
21 April 1917Battle of IstabulatIraq110 km NWBritish–Indian victory
1917Battle of Seray MountainMavana, Iran396 km NAssyrian victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, It is government property, which original photographer may not be listed. Original photographer unknown., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.