Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Sakallı Nureddin Paşa

Battles of Sakallı Nureddin Paşa

Turkish general and statesperson (1873–1932)

Sakallı Nureddin Paşa is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1914 and 1919: 3 battles, 1 siege and 1 campaign across 2 present-day countries, most in Iraq (4), Turkey (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,333 km apart end to end, 583 km between engagements on average. Most belong to World War I (4), Greco-Turkish War (1).

Mesopotamian campaignBattle of Es SinnBattle of CtesiphonSiege of KutGreek landing at SmyrnaMesopotamian campaignBattle of Es SinnBattle of CtesiphonSiege of KutGreek landing at SmyrnaAlexandriaAnkaraTel AvivAleppoDamascusBeirutYerevanJerusalemNicosiaBursa500 km35.462N, 36.482E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1914: 1 engagements1915: 3 engagements3 in 19151919: 1 engagements19141919
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Mesopotamian campaign, 1914Battle of Es Sinn, 1915Battle of Ctesiphon, 1915Siege of Kut, 1915Greek landing at Smyrna, 191919141919
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1914Mesopotamian campaignMesopotamia, IraqAllied victory
28 September 1915Battle of Es SinnMesopotamia, Iraq253 km SEBritish–Indian victory
22 November 1915Battle of CtesiphonCtesiphon, Iraq134 km NWInconclusive
7 December 1915Siege of KutKut, Iraq135 km SEOttoman victory
15 May 1919Greek landing at SmyrnaAydin vilayet, Turkey1,811 km NWGreek victory: occupation of Smyrna; Greco-Turkish War...

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, NA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.