Atlas of Battles

commander, 12 engagements

Battles of Halil Kut

Battles of Halil Kut

Turkish general and statesperson (1882–1957)

Halil Kut is recorded as a commander at 12 placed engagements in the atlas between 1914 and 1917: 8 battles, 2 sieges and 2 campaigns across 3 present-day countries, most in Iraq (8), Iran (2), Turkey (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 4,970 km apart end to end, 452 km between engagements on average. Most belong to World War I (12).

Battle of CtesiphonBattle of Sheikh Sa'adBattle of KoprukoyBattle of WadiBattle of IstabulatSamarrah OffensiveBattle of Seray MountainMesopotamian campaignPersian CampaignSiege of VanSiege of KutFall of BaghdadMesopotamian campaignPersian CampaignSiege of VanSiege of KutFall of BaghdadAleppoBakuIsfahanYerevanTabrizMosulNajafKirkukHamadanYazd500 km36.204N, 46.346E
12 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1914: 2 engagements1915: 3 engagements1916: 3 engagements1917: 4 engagements4 in 191719141917
12 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Mesopotamian campaign, 1914Persian Campaign, 1914Siege 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, 1917Samarrah Offensive, 1917Battle of Seray Mountain, 191719141917
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1914Mesopotamian campaignMesopotamia, IraqAllied victory
1914Persian CampaignQajar Iran, Iran757 km EAllied victory; British control of Persia; Armistice of...
19 April 1915Siege of VanVan, Turkey777 km NWRusso-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 BaghdadDiyala River, Iraq170 km NWBritish victory
21 April 1917Battle of IstabulatIraq110 km NWBritish–Indian victory
1917Samarrah OffensiveBaghdad, Iraq95 km SEBritish victory
1917Battle of Seray MountainMavana, Iran475 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.