British Troops Take Kut-el-Amara

British troops march through the streets of Kut-el-Amara in Mesopotamia, after they recaptured the city on February 25, 1917.

The Turkish commander in chief, Kara Bekr Bey, withdrew to Bagdad, but that city too fell three weeks later in British hands.

British Advance Through Mesopotamian Towns

British troops marching through Kut-el-Amara after its recapture in 1917 connect the page with the Mesopotamian campaign beyond the Western Front. The image helps explain how control of towns, routes and river positions shaped British operations on the road toward Baghdad.