In 1916, a British division surrendered in one of the empire's greatest military defeats
In one of the most staggering setbacks of the First World War, over 13,000 British and Indian soldiers were forced to surrender to Ottoman forces after a brutal five-month siege in Mesopotamia.
The Siege of Kut ended on April 29, 1916, marking a low point for British military prestige during World War I. After holding out for 147 days in the town of Kut-al-Amara, the 6th Indian Division was ravaged by starvation and disease before finally laying down their arms.
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