Identifier: timeshistoryofwa10lond (find matches)
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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GENERAL TOWNSHEND AND HIS STAFF. THE TIMES HISTORY OF THE WAR. 223
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THE BRITISH HEADQUARTERS, KUT-EL-AMARA. dispositions had been gained, and some rein-forcements had come up from Kuma, theattack was delivered. The position held by the Turks was exceed-injjly strong. Their force consisted of 8,000n-gular infantry and a large contingent ofAraljs, horse and foot, wliich made their totalnumber larger than those of their assailants.Home said twice as large. To quote GeneralNixons account, the Turks occupied a Jinonaturally favourable for defence, which duringthr*3*5 or four months of preparation had beenconverted into a forrniflable position. On the right bank the defonces <;xt<iid<;(lfor five miles southwards along sonm moundswhich commanrls betw(M;n th*» riverand three marshes whidi stnrtched away totho n

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