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When a general complains of the morale of his troops, the time has come to look at his own. -- George C. Marshall |
Falluja, 1917(160 total words in this text)(1817 Reads)  Falluja, to the west of Baghdad, formed a flood-control area around the Euphrates River. Garrisoned only by a small force it was handily seized by a British brigade on 19 March 1917, six days after Baghdad fell to the British. However the retreating Turkish force took care to seriously damage dams protecting floodplains further south. The problem could have been a serious one for the British but for the fact that the Euphrates was currently low, although repair work was harried by attacks from local marsh Arabs (who attacked both sides equally without prejudice). Once repair work - which occupied several days - was completed the British force was able to rejoin the main offensive. |
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