Battle of Beersheba (1917)
The Battle of Beersheba (Turkish: Birüssebi Savaşı, German: Schlacht von Birüssebi), was fought on 31 October 1917, when the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) attacked and captured the Yildirim Army Group garrison at Beersheba, beginning the Southern Palestine Offensive of the Sinai and Palestine campaign of World War I. After successful limited attacks in the morning, by infantry from the 60th (London) and the 74th (Yeomanry) Divisions of the XX Corps from the south-west, the Anzac Mounted Division (Desert Mounted Corps) launched a series of attacks. These attacks, against the strong defences which dominated the eastern side of Beersheba, eventually resulted in their capture during the late afternoon. Shortly afterwards, the Australian Mounted Division's 4th and 12th Light Horse Regiment
A Battery, Honourable Artillery CompanyAyrshire Royal Horse ArtilleryB Battery, Honourable Artillery CompanyBerkshire Royal Horse ArtilleryInverness-shire Royal Horse ArtilleryMontgomeryshire YeomanryNottinghamshire Royal Horse ArtillerySomerset Royal Horse ArtilleryWilliam Meldrum (general)XIX Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery (T.F.)XVIII Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery (T.F.)Yeomanry Mounted Division
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Battle of Beersheba (1917)
The Battle of Beersheba (Turkish: Birüssebi Savaşı, German: Schlacht von Birüssebi), was fought on 31 October 1917, when the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) attacked and captured the Yildirim Army Group garrison at Beersheba, beginning the Southern Palestine Offensive of the Sinai and Palestine campaign of World War I. After successful limited attacks in the morning, by infantry from the 60th (London) and the 74th (Yeomanry) Divisions of the XX Corps from the south-west, the Anzac Mounted Division (Desert Mounted Corps) launched a series of attacks. These attacks, against the strong defences which dominated the eastern side of Beersheba, eventually resulted in their capture during the late afternoon. Shortly afterwards, the Australian Mounted Division's 4th and 12th Light Horse Regiment
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La bataille de Beer-Sheva ou d ...... t la Première Guerre mondiale.
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La batalla de Beerseba (en tur ...... la guarnición que se retiraba.
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The Battle of Beersheba (Turki ...... re Jerusalem, six weeks later.
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Битва за Беэр-Шеву (англ. Batt ...... ев с питьевой водой Беэр-Шевы.
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معركة بئر السبع وقعت في 31 أكت ...... لسطين في الحرب العالمية الأولى
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171 killed in action
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1917-10-31
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Egyptian Expeditionary Forcevictory
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4,400 rifles, 60 machine guns, 28 field guns
47,500 rifles, 15,000 troopers
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Beersheba in 1917
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~ 1,000 killed or wounded
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III Corps
* 81st Infantry Reg ...... antry Regiment
* 2nd Regiment
XX Corps
* 10th (Irish), 60th ...... ivisions
* 7th Mounted Brigade
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La bataille de Beer-Sheva ou d ...... t la Première Guerre mondiale.
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La batalla de Beerseba (en tur ...... su captura durante la tarde. P
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The Battle of Beersheba (Turki ...... and 12th Light Horse Regiment
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Битва за Беэр-Шеву (англ. Batt ...... ев с питьевой водой Беэр-Шевы.
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معركة بئر السبع وقعت في 31 أكت ...... لسطين في الحرب العالمية الأولى
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Bataille de Beer-Sheva (1917)
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Batalla de Beerseba (1917)
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Battle of Beersheba (1917)
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Битва за Беэр-Шеву (1917)
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معركة بئر السبع (1917)
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Battle of Beersheba
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