Location: Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan, Palestine and Syria
Part of the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I
Flag of the Arab Revolt |
After the disastrous surrender of a British Army at Kut (in Iraq) in April 1916, the focus shifted to a wider area. The British attempted to instigate an Arab uprising againist Ottoman rule in northern Arabia and Transjordan, and to link this with a more conventional military campaign to take control of Palestine. Persuaded by T.E Lawrence, Sharif Hussein ibn Ali of Mecca raised a revolt againist the Ottomans in June 1916, causing enormous disruption in Sinai and Palestine. General Allenby's British army entered Jerusalem in December 1917, and inflicted a devastating defeat on the Ottoman army at Megiddo in September 1918, ending the war in the region.
It seems that the British occupied many countries before. Interesting piece of information. Keep it up. :)
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