▁ ▁P T - 8 , ▁a ▁pre - World ▁War ▁II ▁US ▁Navy ▁P T - bo at . ▁ ▁P T - 8 , ▁a ▁vide oc all ▁standard ▁used ▁exclus ively ▁by ▁the ▁N ok ia ▁ 6 6 3 0 <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Fall ▁of ▁Bag hd ad ▁( 1 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 7 ) ▁occurred ▁during ▁the ▁Mes op ot am ia ▁Camp aign , ▁fought ▁between ▁the ▁forces ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Indian ▁Army ▁and ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Turkish ▁Empire ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War . ▁ ▁Ar rival ▁of ▁General ▁Sir ▁Frederick ▁Stanley ▁Mau de ▁After ▁the ▁surrender ▁of ▁the ▁K ut ▁g arrison ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁in ▁Mes op ot am ia ▁under w ent ▁a ▁major ▁over ha ul . ▁A ▁new ▁commander , ▁Lieutenant ▁General ▁Sir ▁Frederick ▁Stanley ▁Mau de , ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁job ▁of ▁rest oring ▁Britain ' s ▁military ▁reputation . ▁ ▁General ▁Mau de ▁spent ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁re building ▁his ▁army . ▁Most ▁of ▁his ▁troops ▁were ▁rec ru ited ▁in ▁India ▁and ▁then ▁sent ▁by ▁sea ▁to ▁Bas ra . ▁ ▁While ▁these ▁troops ▁were ▁being ▁trained , ▁British ▁military ▁engine ers ▁built ▁a ▁field ▁railway ▁from ▁the ▁coast ▁up ▁to ▁Bas ra ▁and ▁beyond . ▁General ▁Mau de ▁also ▁obtained ▁a ▁small ▁force ▁of ▁armed ▁river ▁boats ▁and ▁river ▁supply ▁ships . ▁ ▁The ▁British ▁launched ▁their ▁new