Kursk

Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)

the chief town of the Russian 9, 1916, the British troops in the town, province of Kursk. The chief industry under General Townshend, surrendered is tanning; but soap, tobacco, candles, to the Turks. Meanwhile, however, the and spirits are also manufactured. BRUTAC British had been gathering together aan Kursk is celebrated for its orchards and new army, made up mostly of East In has an observatory. Pop. 83,000. Near 3.000. dian forces, and efforts were made to the town a fair is held after Easter, Eter Easter goods are discotton, silk, and tea, leather, e of Kursk, in Russia, contains e-fourths fertile h). Pop. about legendary hero of Inse descendants of wwo great Indian mission station of the ry Society in Bechuanamiles N. W. from Kimfor many years the scene Dr. Moffat and Livingkö-sats'), a resort in numerous hot springs ith minerals. Invalids large numbers. tributary of the epal Himalayas, Everest, and ength is about able, by boats frontier. Its to the W. town of Prusfirst rank; of extensive of the Warthe E. of Berlin. 1535-1548, and from 1806 to important rail- (kö-tab-men-är'), a dstone, erected at morate the victory Casseroans over the his conquest gained of the Punjab. diameten at the top. Its face is ns from the a town on the Mesopotamia, where the af leaves the Tigris ates at Nasiriyeh, Garden of Eden. World War, the Turks and entering However, April ps in the town, end, surrendered Meanwhile, however, the gathering together a up mostly of East Inefforts were made to retake the town. Ascending the Tigris the British forced the passage of the Shatt-el-Hai on Dec. 13, 1915, and after repeated attacks, succeeded in inclosing the part of the Turkish army on the right bank of the Tigris, opposite Kut-el-Amara, Feb. 11, 1917. A few days later the Turks evacuated this bank altogether, and on the 23rd the British effected the crossing of the river above Kut-el-Amara. On the same day General Cobbe stormed the Turkish lines at Sanna-i-yat. These operations forced the Turks to abandon Kut-el-Amara and the British were thus able to re-enter it unopposed. The Turks lost at Kut-el- Amara and during the subsequent retreat 20,000 men and many guns. See WORLD WAR: TURKEY.