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Title: The Times history of the war
Year: 1914 (1910s)
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Subjects: Times history of the war Times history and encyclopaedia of the war World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: London
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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INDIAN TROOPS CAPTURE AN ARAB STRONGHOLD. Destroying the treacherous Beni Turuf Arabs stronghold after two days bombardment, during which a Subadar-Major and his party swam the Kharake river, and, seizing the only undamaged enemys boat, brought it across stream. The Indian troops were then ferried across. on each of these rivers were nearly 200 milesfrom the sea. The outemiost points of thegreat fan were now Alwaz, Amara and Nasrieh.It might have been supposed that tlie stretchof country below these points was alreadylarge enough for two divisions to hold with comfort, and certainly large enough tocover securely the future tenninus of theGerman railway and the line of oil wells. But this was not General Nixons view.While he was dealing with the Euphratesflank he heard that strong Turkish forces THE TIMES HISTORY OF THE WAB. 221
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Tffh DOKSKTS AT THF, HATTLH OF KUT-EL-AMAKA, SKPTHMHEK 28, 1915. The Itt Battalion, Dorset Regiment, 117th Mahrattas, and 22nd C:ompany Sappers and Miners captured a redoubt and trenches on the enemys extreme left, inflicted heavy losses and took 135 priNoners, iin^Jir tin: cxmnnand of Niir-<-r;.l)iri, fcho U^ht of fho Fnith, ha*l aonrj^ntrfiU^l nt th<i fcf)wn <ifKijtw;;.A/riara on tho TigrJH, ahoiit 140 miloH byriv<»r »Fk<vo AmArH, t/<warflK whif;h thoy h»i,(lpijMh«d out mnnh loiru-hntf^ntH. It waw at,nnat) (Uu;ulfA that tho Mofoat of Niir-orl-Din anfl f h(5 ocfMipation of Kut-cl-Amara wor»< nf?cosflary,anri tlio <lay aft(tr NaHrioh waH H«)ciin-<l OonoralNixon f»<gari tranHforring troopH from (Joiioral(Unriun*iH command on the loff, of tlw fanf,o Cfiimrnl TownHhondH in tho centre. IlmreaHon given for this fiirtlirir advance was that •l2-2 THE TIMES HISTOIiY OF THE WAR.

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