Battle of Taif (1916)

Coordinates: 21°16′N 40°25′E / 21.267°N 40.417°E / 21.267; 40.417
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1916 Battle of Taif
Part of the
Hejaz Vilayet
Result Allied victory
Belligerents Arab Revolt Kingdom of Hejaz
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom Ottoman EmpireCommanders and leaders Arab Revolt Abdullah bin Hussein
Arab Revolt Faajir bin Sheliweh al-'Atawi
Ahmed Tevfik Pasha
Strength ~7,000+
supported by British-supplied artillery[1] 1,200[2]-3,000[1] (military and civilian inhabitants)[2]Casualties and losses Most surrendered

The Battle of Taif was fought between

First World War against Britain
. The British helped Syed Hussein's bin Ali's Forces by providing them with guns.

Notes

  1. ^
    ISBN 1-85109-420-2
    , page 117.
  2. ^
    ISBN 1-134-19254-1
    , page 41.

References

21°16′N 40°25′E / 21.267°N 40.417°E / 21.267; 40.417

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