Egyptian Expeditionary Force
| Egyptian Expeditionary Force | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1916–19 |
| Country |  First World War
|
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Edmund Allenby (1917–1919) |
The Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) was a
Sinai and Palestine Campaign
of the First World War.
History
Formed in the British protectorate of the
Senussi Campaign from 1915 to 1917 and the Eastern Force (EF) defended the canal at the Battle of Romani in August 1916.[1][2][3][4] Following the victory at Romani, part of the Eastern Force pursued the Ottoman invading force back to Palestine after the victories at the Battle of Magdhaba in December 1916 and the Battle of Rafa in January 1917, by which time the Desert Column had been formed within the EF. These victories resulted in the recapture of substantial Egyptian territory and were followed in March and April by two Eastern Force defeats on Ottoman territory, at the First Battle of Gaza and Second Battle of Gaza in southern Palestine.[5]
During the
Battle of Jerusalem (17 November – 30 December.)[8]
Laissez-passer
issued at Jerusalem, British-occupied Palestine.Serious losses on the Western Front in March 1918 during the
Damascus and Aleppo, before the Ottoman Empire agreed to the Armistice of Mudros on 30 October 1918, ending the Sinai and Palestine Campaign. The British Mandate of Palestine, and the Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon were created to administer the captured territories.[9]
Structure
Weapons
See also
- Sinai and Palestine Campaign
- History of Palestine
- Postage stamps and postal history of Palestine
References
- ^ Bruce 2002, p. 34.
- ^ Keogh & Graham 1955, p. 32.
- ^ Wavell 1968, p. 41.
- ^ Falls & Becke 1930, pp. 69–204.
- ^ Falls & Becke 1930, pp. 242–350.
- ^ Falls & Becke 1930, pp. 351–372.
- ^ Falls & Becke 1930a, pp. 1–43.
- ^ Falls & Becke 1930a, pp. 44–647.
- ^ Falls & Becke 1930a, pp. 244–647.
Bibliography
- Bruce, Anthony (2002). The Last Crusade: The Palestine Campaign in the First World War. London: John Murray. ISBN 978-0-7195-5432-2.
- Falls, Cyril; Becke, A. F. (maps) (1930). Military Operations Egypt & Palestine from June 1917 to the End of the War (Part I). Official History of the Great War Based on Official Documents by Direction of the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence. Vol. II. London: OCLC 644354483.
- Falls, Cyril; Becke, A. F. (maps) (1930a). Military Operations Egypt & Palestine from June 1917 to the End of the War (Part II). Official History of the Great War Based on Official Documents by Direction of the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence. Vol. II. London: HMSO. OCLC 256950972.
- OCLC 220029983.
- OCLC 35621223.
Further reading
- "1st Light Horse Brigade War Diary". Canberra: Australian War Memorial. March 1917. Archived from the original on 2011-03-21.
- Battaglia, Antonello (2005). Da Suez ad Aleppo. La campagna Alleata e il Distaccamento italiano in Siria e Palestina (1917–1921) [From Suez to Aleppo. The Allied campaign and the Italian detachment in Syria and Palestine (1917–1921)]. Roma: Nuova Cultura. ISBN 978-88-6812-560-8.
- Bowman–Manifold, M. G. E. (1923). An Outline of the Egyptian and Palestine Campaigns, 1914 to 1918 (2nd ed.). Chatham: W. & J. Mackay for The Institution of Royal Engineers. OCLC 224893679.
- ISBN 978-0-283-07347-2.
- Coulthard-Clark, Chris (1998). Where Australians Fought: The Encyclopaedia of Australia's Battles. St Leonards: Allen and Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-611-2.
- Cutlack, Frederic Morley (1941). The Australian Flying Corps in the Western and Eastern Theatres of War, 1914–1918 (online scan). Official History of Australia in the War of 1914–1918. Vol. VIII (11th ed.). Canberra, ACT: Australian War Memorial. OCLC 220900299.
- "General Staff General Headquarters Egyptian Expeditionary Force". Canberra: Australian War Memorial. February 1918.
- "General Staff Headquarters Anzac Mounted Division War Diary". Canberra: Australian War Memorial. December 1916. Archived from the original on 2011-03-21.
- Gullett, Henry S. (1941). The Australian Imperial Force in Sinai and Palestine, 1914–1918 (online scan). Official History of Australia in the War of 1914–1918. Vol. VII (11th ed.). Canberra: Australian War Memorial. OCLC 220900153.
- Jones, Ian (1987). Australians at War: The Australian Light Horse. North Sydney: Time-Life Books (Australia). ISBN 978-0-949118-06-6.
- Massey, William T. (1920). Allenby's Final Triumph (online scan ed.). London: Constable. OCLC 345306– via Archive Foundation.
- McGuirk, Russell (2007). The Sanusi's Little War: The Amazing Story of a Forgotten Conflict in the Western Desert, 1915–1917. London: Arabian Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9544772-7-1.
- Powles, C. Guy; Wilkie, A. (1922). The New Zealanders in Sinai and Palestine (online scan). Official History New Zealand's Effort in the Great War. Vol. III. Auckland: Whitcombe & Tombs. OCLC 2959465– via New Zealand Electronic Text Collection.
- Preston, R. M. P. (1921). The Desert Mounted Corps: An Account of the Cavalry Operations in Palestine and Syria 1917–1918 (online scan). London: Constable. OCLC 3900439– via Archive Foundation.
- Woodward, David R. (2006). Hell in the Holy Land: World War I in the Middle East. Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-2383-7.