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December 7, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Kut-al-Amara: How & why the siege began

General Sir Charles Townshend’s controversial decision to stand against the Ottomans at Kut-al-Amara in December 1915 is discussed in this article by Major Paul Knight.

Author: Major Paul Knight

December 7, 2015 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago Today: Ottoman siege of Kut starts in Mesopotamia

Ottoman troops trapped a British-Indian force in the town of Kut-al-Amara on December 7th 1915, heralding a siege that lasted almost five months.

December 7, 2015 CN Editorial Team

Kut-al-Amara: How & why the siege began

General Sir Charles Townshend's controversial decision to stand against the Ottomans at Kut-al-Amara in December 1915 is discussed in this article by Major Paul Knight.

March 14, 2016 CN Editorial Team

‘Far From the Western Front’ – project remembering South Asian WW1 soldiers

Volunteers are being sought for a project in North London highlighting the stories of South Asian soldiers who fought for the Allies during the First World War.

May 26, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Lt General Sir Frederick Stanley Maude – the ‘unknown victor’ in the Middle East

The General who rebuilt British and Indian forces for the Mesopotamia Campaign after the fall of Kut in April 1916 is discussed by Paul Knight.

May 26, 2016 CN Editorial Team

Lt General Sir Frederick Stanley Maude – the ‘unknown victor’ in the Middle East

The General who rebuilt British and Indian forces for the Mesopotamia Campaign after the fall of Kut in April 1916 is discussed by Paul Knight.

Author: Major Paul Knight

June 22, 2016 CN Editorial Team

UK online tribute to overseas Victoria Cross winners

A digital archive telling the stories of 175 overseas recipients of Britain’s highest award for valour has gone online as part of the UK Government’s First World War Centenary programme.

June 24, 2016 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago Today: Battle of Lukigura in East Africa

Inspired by the story of his soldier grandfather and the Kashmir Rifles, Andrew Kerr discusses the gruelling East Africa campaign on the centenary of the Battle of Lukigura.

Author: Andrew Kerr

June 24, 2016 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago Today: Battle of Lukigura in East Africa

Inspired by the story of his soldier grandfather and the Kashmir Rifles, Andrew Kerr discusses the gruelling East Africa campaign on the centenary of the Battle of Lukigura.

July 24, 2016 CN Editorial Team

‘India Remembers’ – campaign to highlight Indian sacrifice since 1914

A campaign ‘to transform the culture of remembrance’ in India has been launched in Delhi on the centenary of a noted Indian cavalry charge during the Battle of the Somme.