Lex Anteinternet: Sunday, November 8, 1914 Landings at Fao

Saturday, November 8, 2014

Sunday, November 8, 1914 Landings at Fao

The British Indian Army took the fortress overlooking Fao beach, Iraq.

Iraq would remain in the Indian Army's sphere of operations for the rest of the war, which had significant impacts on events in the Middle East as further west the Middle East was in the sphere of operations of the British Army. The two did not necessarily coordinate on political aspects of the war.

Last edition:

Saturday, November 7, 1914. The first issue of The New Republic.

Labels: 1910s, 1914, Imperial Japanese Navy, Liberalism, Progressivism, Siege of Tsingtao, The Press, Tsingtao (Qingdao) China, World War One

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