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United Kingdom during the Turkish War of Independence

BelligerentsTurkish National MovementSupported by:Iraqi TurkmensSoviet Russia(from 1921)Italy(from May 1919)France(from October 1921)Kingdom of Kurdistan(only in Mosul with Turks)British EmpireUnited KingdomBritish Raj "Watani" Arab volunteersIraq LeviesAustraliaNew ZealandStates simultaneously at war with the Turks:Greece(until September 1922)France(until October 1921)ListFrench MoroccoFrench TunisiaFrench West AfricaFrench AlgeriaFrench Armenian LegionArmenia(until December 1920)Ottoman EmpireGeorgia(in 1921)Supported by:United StatesSouthern Russia Armed ForcesRebellions supported by the British:Revolt of Ahmet AnzavurKuva-yi InzibatiyeKoçgiri rebellionÇapanoğlu uprisingMilli uprising Pontic rebellion Revenge Regiment uprisingKonya rebellionÇopur Musa rebellionCommanders and leadersMustafa Kemal PashaAli Fuat PashaŞefik Özdemir BeySheikh Mahmud BarzanjiMahmut BeyDavid Lloyd GeorgeCharles HarringtonGeorge MilneFaisal ibn HusseinMajor NoelStrength28,000 soldiers in Constantinople: Remmants of the 13th army corps (initially) 6,700 (creation of the regular army, December 1920) ~10,000 (1922)27,419 in Constantinople50 artillery36 planes16 warships2 brigade came after the Chanak CrisisTotal in Constantinople: ~38,000 30,000–40,000 in Anatolia: 20,000–30,000 (initially)During the Turkish War of Independence, the United Kingdom sought to undermine and contain the Turkish National Movement.

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