Kurna

Kurna, which is situated near to the mouth of the valley that is called

The Wanderer's Necklace Henry Rider Haggard 1890

At last we re-entered Hamdh, at Kurna, and though its clay bottoms held only mud, decided to camp.

Seven Pillars of Wisdom Thomas Edward 2003

It was made easy by an accident, for, as Tewfik saluted his guard of honour at the gangway (not strictly regular, this guard, but politic), his face beamed and he said: This ship captured me at Kurna, pointing to the trophy of the nameplate of the Turkish gunboat MARMARIS, which the ESPIEGLE had sunk in action on the Tigris.

Seven Pillars of Wisdom Thomas Edward 2003

British, many of them being drowned; Turks are driven back at Kurna by

New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915 April-September, 1915 Various

Kurna was now isolated, but its capture presented great difficulties.

New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 Various

This was prepared by some daring sappers, who swam the broad river and fixed a wire rope by which the boats were worked backward and forward, and an advance was made against Kurna from the rear.

New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 Various

His main body was in Kurna, a large village encircled by palm groves, in the marshy angle formed by the two rivers, with a strong detachment in the straggling village of Mazera, on the left bank of the

New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 Various

Dec. 9 -- Turks at Kurna surrender to Indian troops.

The New York Times Current History: the European War, February, 1915 Various

The capture of Kurna secured the possession of the Basra region.

New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 Various

On Dec. 7 General Fry advanced upon the Kurna position.

New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 Various