This Day in History: 1917-03-25

(25 March) The sixth Ottoman army under the command of Ali ihsan Bey defeated the British forces in the Battle of Jebel Hamrin. Led by General Keary, the British Indian force of 8,000 men was concerned to prevent Ali Ihsan Bey’s force from joining Khalil Pasha’s main force of 10,000 men retreating from Baghdad.