The last Battle of World War 1 was the Battle of Sharqat. The battle began in October 1918 and was fought by the Britain and Turkey in Baghdad. On of the main things that took place during the war was Commander-in-Chief Sir William Marshall securing control of the Mosul oilfields in Northern Baghdad.Nothing much had gone on near the Mesopotamian Front for months before the Battle of Sharqat. Sir Alexander Cobbe was ordered to direct an Anglo-Indian force on October 29, 1918 from Baghdad. In just two days, the force traveled 120km, reaching Little Zab River, where they were preparing to engage in battle with the Turkish Sixth Army under control of Ismail Hakki Bey. When Hakki became aware of Cobbe's intenet, he was determined to turn his army around. They retreated to Sharqat a further 100km to the north, but Hakki's army was still attacked by Cobbe's later on that night.
"Ismail Hakki Bey"After a day of fighting, Hakki surrendered to Cobbe although his lines had not yet been passed by the Anglo-Indian force. With the Ottoman Empire in disarray, the truce was recognized and respected by both forces.Overall, 18,000 Turk soldiers lost their lives, and under 2,000 British soldiers died during the entire battle. Two weeks after the battle, Mosul was occupied by and Indian cavalry and fell to the British on November 14, 1918.
"Map of Baghdad"This battle interested me because it was the last battle of the war, and it was in Baghdad, which is away from where most of the fighting took place.
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