LAND OPERATIONS IN TURKESTAN
ANGLO-INDIAN TROOPS ENGAGED., London, March 7. The India Office announces—"The Awhaz garrison (in the province of Turkestan. 70 miles north-east of Basra, on the west bank of the Euphrates, fifty-six milos from its mouth) made a reconnaissanoe on March 3, ana found 12,000 Turks, including contingents of disaffected Persian tribesmen, _ at Ghadir. They attempted to cut us off, but we kept them at bay until a retirement was effected. The enemy lost 300 killed and 600 wounded. Our loss was five British and one Indian officer killed and 63 men' killed and 119 wounded—mostly Indians. "A cavalry reconnaissance on the same date, twenty-five miles _ northwest of Basra, drew 1500 horsemen, when our concealed infantry, with machine and field guns, inflicted heavy loss on the enemy. AVe lost four British and two Indian officers killed and six men wounded."-
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2404, 9 March 1915, Page 5
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142LAND OPERATIONS IN TURKESTAN Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2404, 9 March 1915, Page 5
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