MESOPOTAMIA.
I'. CAPTURE of tekrit. RETREATING TURKS OUT DOWN. •Received Nov. p, 10 p.m ' Mesopotamia, <lfiMtah^fi^<?nd|ng tjip ( Tigris on the ,sjth, on* '.trdcijjf TO>iw/d{ MrMji and attacked flic sj.jfcly positions.covering' Tekrit. "'" "* I Jndian a)td. ( l}ij!e j hired the first two linifs'of rfrenjjljM.-in-, dieting' heavy casualties, and repulsed j a connter-attaej;, ! The cavalry attacked the enemy's i right (lank. The .artillery she.llgd ,t]ie! Turkish communications northward, and! we carried further trenches in .the after-; noon.
The British and Indian cavalry cluirg-. Ed over the trenches and cut down the 1 'retreating Turks, the'enemy fleeing" at' night time after burning the stores and blowing up three (lumps. Wo occupied Tekrit on Tuesday and secured much material.
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Taranaki Daily News, 10 November 1917, Page 5
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114MESOPOTAMIA. Taranaki Daily News, 10 November 1917, Page 5
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