Atlas of Battles

war, 96 engagements

Battles of the Middle Eastern theater of World War I

The atlas places 96 engagements of the Middle Eastern theater of World War I (1914 to 1918): 93 battles, 2 sieges and 1 naval action across 11 present-day countries, most in Turkey (26), Iraq (18), Israel (13). The most widely documented: Siege of Van, Siege of Kut, Battle of Megiddo, Battle of Abaran, First Battle of Gaza.

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Fao LandingBattle of BasraBattle of QurnaBattle of ArdahanBattle of ManzikertBattle of Kara Killissenaval operations in the Dardanelles CampaignBattle of ShaibaLanding at Cape HellesBattle of KumkaleBattle of KrithiaBattle for Baby 700Battle for No.3 PostBattle of AmaraBattle of ChambaBattle of Gully RavineBattle of NasiriyahLanding at Suvla BayBattle of Lone PineBattle of Sari BairBattle of Krithia VineyardBattle of the NekBattle of Hill 60 (Gallipoli)Battle of Scimitar HillBattle of Es SinnBattle of CtesiphonBattle of Robat KarimBattle of Sheikh Sa'adBattle of KoprukoyBattle of WadiBattle of HannaKermanshah OperationBattle of DujailaBattle of KatiaBattle of MuşBattle of Bir el AbdFall of BaghdadBattles of RamadiBattle of OramarRaid on Bir el HassanaRaid on NekhlSecond Battle of KutSecond Battle of GazaBattle of IstabulatBattle of Seray MountainBattle of El Buggar RidgeBattle of BeershebaThird Battle of GazaCharge at HujBattle of Mughar RidgeBattle of Ayun KaraBattle of Nebi SamwilBattle of JaffaBattle of MastaraCapture of ErzincanCapture of TrabzonBattle of CharahBattle of ErzurumCapture of ErzurumBattle of HijlaFirst Battle of AmmanFirst Transjordan attack on AmmanBattle of CholokiBattle of SuldouzeBattle of UshnoAction of ArsufBattle of KaramaryanBattle of GoychayBattle of KurdamirBattle of SalyanBattle of Abu TellulBattle of TulkarmBattle of AraraBattle of NablusBattle of TabsorBattle of NazarethCapture of Jisr ed DamiehBattle of HaifaBattle of SamakhSecond Battle of AmmanCapture of DamascusCharge at KaukabCharge at KisweCharge at Khan AyashBattle of SharqatBattle of AleppoCharge at HaritanBattle of AghsuBattle of HajigabulBattle of ShamakhiSiege of VanSiege of KutBattle of RomaniFirst Battle of GazaBattle of MegiddoBattle of AbaranSiege of VanSiege of KutBattle of RomaniFirst Battle of GazaBattle of MegiddoBattle of AbaranTehranBaghdadAthensAnkaraAleppoDamascusKuwait CityBakuBeirutIsfahan1000 km35.467N, 37.569E
96 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1914: 4 engagements1915: 25 engagements1916: 10 engagements1917: 18 engagements1918: 36 engagements36 in 191819141918
93 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Fao Landing, 1914Battle of Basra, 1914Battle of Qurna, 1914Battle of Ardahan, 1914Battle of Manzikert, 1915Battle of Kara Killisse, 1915naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign, 1915Battle of Shaiba, 1915Siege of Van, 1915Landing at Cape Helles, 1915Battle of Kumkale, 1915Battle of Krithia, 1915Battle for Baby 700, 1915Battle for No.3 Post, 1915Battle of Amara, 1915Battle of Chamba, 1915Battle of Gully Ravine, 1915Battle of Nasiriyah, 1915Landing at Suvla Bay, 1915Battle of Lone Pine, 1915Battle of Sari Bair, 1915Battle of Krithia Vineyard, 1915Battle of the Nek, 1915Battle of Hill 60 (Gallipoli), 1915Battle of Scimitar Hill, 1915Battle of Es Sinn, 1915Battle of Ctesiphon, 1915Siege of Kut, 1915Battle of Robat Karim, 1915Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad, 1916Battle of Koprukoy, 1916Battle of Wadi, 1916Battle of Hanna, 1916Kermanshah Operation, 1916Battle of Dujaila, 1916Battle of Katia, 1916Battle of Romani, 1916Battle of Muş, 1916Battle of Bir el Abd, 1916Fall of Baghdad, 1917Battles of Ramadi, 1917Battle of Oramar, 1917Raid on Bir el Hassana, 1917Raid on Nekhl, 1917Second Battle of Kut, 1917First Battle of Gaza, 1917Second Battle of Gaza, 1917Battle of Istabulat, 1917Battle of Seray Mountain, 1917Battle of El Buggar Ridge, 1917Battle of Beersheba, 1917Third Battle of Gaza, 1917Charge at Huj, 1917Battle of Mughar Ridge, 1917Battle of Ayun Kara, 1917Battle of Nebi Samwil, 1917Battle of Jaffa, 1917Battle of Megiddo, 1918Battle of Abaran, 1918Battle of Mastara, 1918Capture of Erzincan, 1918Capture of Trabzon, 1918Battle of Charah, 1918Battle of Erzurum, 1918Capture of Erzurum, 1918Battle of Hijla, 1918First Battle of Amman, 1918First Transjordan attack on Amman, 1918Battle of Choloki, 1918Battle of Suldouze, 1918Battle of Ushno, 1918Action of Arsuf, 1918Battle of Karamaryan, 1918Battle of Goychay, 1918Battle of Kurdamir, 1918Battle of Salyan, 1918Battle of Abu Tellul, 1918Battle of Tulkarm, 1918Battle of Arara, 1918Battle of Nablus, 1918Battle of Tabsor, 1918Battle of Nazareth, 1918Capture of Jisr ed Damieh, 1918Battle of Haifa, 1918Battle of Samakh, 1918Second Battle of Amman, 1918Capture of Damascus, 1918Charge at Kaukab, 1918Charge at Kiswe, 1918Charge at Khan Ayash, 1918Battle of Sharqat, 1918Battle of Aleppo, 1918Charge at Haritan, 191819141918
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
6 November 1914Fao LandingMesopotamia, IraqBritish victory
11 November 1914Battle of BasraBasra, IraqBritish victory
3 December 1914Battle of QurnaAl-Qurnah, IraqBritish-Indian victory
25 December 1914Battle of ArdahanArdahan, TurkeyRussian victory
1915Battle of ManzikertQ746811, TurkeyOttoman victory
1915Battle of Kara KillisseAğrı, TurkeyRussian victory
1915naval operations in the Dardanelles CampaignDardanelles, TurkeyOttoman victory
12 April 1915Battle of ShaibaShaibah, IraqBritish-Indian victory
19 April 1915Siege of VanVan, TurkeyRusso-Armenian victory
25 April 1915Landing at Cape HellesCape Helles, TurkeyOttoman victory
25 April 1915Battle of KumkaleKumkale, TurkeyInconclusive
28 April 1915Battle of KrithiaTurkeyOttoman victory
3 May 1915Battle for Baby 700Gallipoli, TurkeyOttoman victory
28 May 1915Battle for No.3 PostGallipoli, TurkeyOttoman victory
1915Battle of AmaraAmarah, IraqBritish victory
1915Battle of ChambaÇimenli, Turkey
28 June 1915Battle of Gully RavineCape Helles, TurkeyAllied victory
1915Battle of NasiriyahNasiriyah, IraqBritish victory
6 August 1915Landing at Suvla BaySuvla Bay, TurkeyOttoman victory
6 August 1915Battle of Lone PineGallipoli, TurkeyAllied victory
6 August 1915Battle of Sari BairGallipoli, TurkeyOttoman victory
6 August 1915Battle of Krithia VineyardGallipoli, TurkeyOttoman victory
7 August 1915Battle of the NekGallipoli, TurkeyOttoman victory
21 August 1915Battle of Hill 60 (Gallipoli)Gallipoli, TurkeyOttoman victory
21 August 1915Battle of Scimitar HillSuvla Bay, TurkeyOttoman victory
28 September 1915Battle of Es SinnMesopotamia, IraqBritish–Indian victory
22 November 1915Battle of CtesiphonCtesiphon, IraqInconclusive
7 December 1915Siege of KutKut, IraqOttoman victory
17 December 1915Battle of Robat KarimRobat Karim, IranRussian victory
6 January 1916Battle of Sheikh Sa'adMesopotamia, IraqBritish-Indian victory
1916Battle of KoprukoyErzurum, TurkeyRussian victory
13 January 1916Battle of WadiHanna defile, IraqOttoman victory
21 January 1916Battle of HannaHanna defile, Iraq
1916Kermanshah OperationIranRussian victory
8 March 1916Battle of DujailaKut, IraqOttoman victory
23 April 1916Battle of KatiaEgyptOttoman victory
3 August 1916Battle of RomaniSinai Peninsula, EgyptBritish Empire victory
1916Battle of MuşTurkeyRussian victory
9 August 1916Battle of Bir el AbdBir al-Abd, EgyptOttoman victory
1917Fall of BaghdadIraqBritish victory
1917Battles of RamadiRamadi, IraqOttoman victory
1917Battle of OramarTurkeyAssyrian victory; Soto Agha flees to Nervi
21 February 1917Raid on Bir el HassanaEgyptBritish Empire victory
21 February 1917Raid on NekhlEgyptBritish Empire victory
1917Second Battle of KutKut, IraqBritish Empire victory
26 March 1917First Battle of GazaGaza City, PalestineCentral Powers victory
17 April 1917Second Battle of GazaGaza City, PalestineCentral Powers victory
21 April 1917Battle of IstabulatIraqBritish–Indian victory
1917Battle of Seray MountainMavana, IranAssyrian victory
27 October 1917Battle of El Buggar RidgeIsraelBritish victory
31 October 1917Battle of BeershebaBeersheba, IsraelAllied victory
1 November 1917Third Battle of GazaGaza City, PalestineAllied victory
8 November 1917Charge at HujHuj, IsraelBritish victory
13 November 1917Battle of Mughar RidgeIsraelBritish Empire victory
14 November 1917Battle of Ayun KaraRishon LeZion, IsraelNew Zealand victory
1917Battle of Nebi SamwilPalestineBritish Empire victory
20 December 1917Battle of JaffaYarkon River, IsraelAllied victory
1918Battle of MegiddoSamaria, IsraelAllied victory
1918Battle of AbaranAparan, ArmeniaArmenian victory
1918Battle of MastaraArmeniaArmenian victory
1918Capture of ErzincanErzincan, Turkey
1918Capture of TrabzonTrabzon, TurkeyOttoman victory
1918Battle of CharahIranAssyrian victory; Simko fled to Khoy; Charah was sacked and looted
12 March 1918Battle of ErzurumErzurum, Turkey
12 March 1918Capture of ErzurumErzurum, TurkeyOttoman victory
21 March 1918Battle of HijlaJordan
27 March 1918First Battle of AmmanAmman, JordanOttoman-German victory
2 April 1918First Transjordan attack on AmmanJordanOttoman-German victory
8 April 1918Battle of CholokiCholoki River, Georgia
1918Battle of SuldouzeIranAssyrian victory
1918Battle of UshnoOshnavieh, IranAssyrian victory
1918Action of ArsufArsuf, IsraelBritish victory
1918Battle of KaramaryanQaraməryəm, Azerbaijan
1 July 1918Battle of GoychayGoychay, AzerbaijanOttoman–Azerbaijani victory
July 1918Battle of KurdamirKurdamir, AzerbaijanCentral Powers victory
1918Battle of SalyanAzerbaijan
1918Battle of Abu TellulPalestineBritish Empire victory
19 September 1918Battle of TulkarmPalestineBritish Empire victory
19 September 1918Battle of AraraWadi Ara, IsraelFranco–British victory
19 September 1918Battle of NablusPalestineAllied victory
19 September 1918Battle of TabsorTabsur, IsraelEntente victory
20 September 1918Battle of NazarethNazareth, IsraelBritish Empire victory
22 September 1918Capture of Jisr ed DamiehPalestineBritish victory
23 September 1918Battle of HaifaHaifa, IsraelBritish–Indian victory
25 September 1918Battle of SamakhSamakh, IsraelAustralian Light Horse victory
25 September 1918Second Battle of AmmanAmman, JordanAllied victory
26 September 1918Capture of DamascusDamascus, SyriaAllied victory
30 September 1918Charge at KaukabKawkab, SyriaAllied victory
30 September 1918Charge at KisweSyriaBritish victory
2 October 1918Charge at Khan AyashSyriaBritish victory
1918Battle of SharqatBaghdad, IraqBritish–Assyrian victory
25 October 1918Battle of AleppoAleppo, SyriaAllied victory
26 October 1918Charge at HaritanHuraytan, SyriaOttoman victory
date unknownBattle of AghsuAzerbaijanOttoman–Azerbaijani victory
date unknownBattle of HajigabulAzerbaijan
date unknownBattle of ShamakhiShamakhi, Azerbaijan

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Middle Eastern theater of World War I (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.