British occupation of Bushehr

British occupation of Bushehr
	Part of Persian campaign (World War I)
	; The map of the occupied area taken from the map of Iran and Turan in the Qajar period
Date	Declaration of official occupancy:; August 8-October 16, 1915
Location	Iran, Bushehr
Result	First occupation of Bushehr - Iranian victory; Second occupation of Bushehr - British victory; Third occupation of Bushehr - British victory;
Belligerents
Iran; South of Iran movement; The National Committee of the Guardians of the Independence of Iran;	United Kingdom; British Raj;
Commanders and leaders
Rais Ali Delvari †; Khalou Hossein Bord Khuni Dashti; Hossein Chah Kutahi †; Khezrkhan Fooladi †; Esmaeel Khan Qashqayi; Qazanfar Borazjani; Ahmad Akhgar;	Percy Sykes; Trevor; Olyphant †; Ranking †; Brooking; Nixon; Pennington †; Thornton †;
Units involved
Iranian Gendarmerie; Tangestanis fighters; Dashtestanis fighters; Dashti fighters; Chah Kutahis fighters; Larestanis fighters; Qashqais fighters;	16th The Queen's Lancers; 96th Infantry; Navy combat unit; 21st India Horse; 11th Rajputs; South Persia Rifles;
Strength
Iranian boats: Mozaffari; Azarbaijan; Mazandaran;	British Equipments: Artillery; About 30 ships including:; Juno; Pyramus; Lorence; Dalhousie; Airplane;
	Iran had officially declared neutrality in the World War I.

The British occupation of Bushehr or Bushire under British occupation refers to the three times British forces entered Bushehr and occupied this area in Iran during the rule of the Qajar dynasty, before and during World War I.

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