The Battle of Qurna (3 to 9 December 1914) was between British forces and Ottoman forces that had retreated from Basra, which they lost at the Battle of Basra (1914) during the Mesopotamian campaign of World War I. == Background == By capturing Basra, the British had taken an important communications and industrial centre. The Ottomans retreated up the Tigris River.
The Battle of Qurna (3 to 9 December 1914) was between British forces and Ottoman forces that had retreated from Basra, which they lost at the Battle of Basra (1914) during the Mesopotamian campaign of World War I. == Background == By capturing Basra, the British had taken an important communications and industrial centre. The Ottomans retreated up the Tigris River.
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