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First Battle Of Gaza
The First Battle of Gaza was fought on 26 March 1917 during the first attempt by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF), which was a British Empire military formation, formed on 10 March 1916 under the command of General Archibald Murray from the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force and the Force in Egypt (1914–15), at the beginning of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of the First World War. Fighting took place in and around the town of Gaza City, Gaza on the Mediterranean coast when infantry and mounted infantry from the Desert Column, a component of the Eastern Force, attacked the town. Late in the afternoon, on the verge of capturing Gaza, the Desert Column was withdrawn due to concerns about the approaching darkness and large Ottoman reinforcements. This British Empire, British defeat was followed a few weeks later by the even more emphatic defeat of the Eastern Force at the Second Battle of Gaza in April 1917. In August 1916, the EEF victory at Battle of Romani, Romani ended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle Eastern Theatre Of World War I
The Middle Eastern theatre of World War I saw action between 30 October 1914 and 30 October 1918. The combatants were, on one side, the Ottoman Empire, with some assistance from the other Central Powers; and on the other side, the British Empire, British (with the help of Nili, a small number of Jews, Greeks, Armenians, some Kurdish tribes and Arab states, along with British Raj, Hindu, Sikh and Muslim colonial troops from India) as well as troops from the British Dominions of Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, the Russian Empire, Russians (with the help of Armenians, Assyrians, and occasionally some Kurdish tribes), and the French Third Republic, French (with its French North Africa, North African and French West Africa, West African Muslim, Christian and Traditional African religions, other colonial troops) from among the Allies of World War I, Allied Powers. There were five main campaigns: the Sinai and Palestine campaign, Sinai and Palestine, Mesopotamian campaign, Mesopo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desert Column
The Desert Column was a First World War British Empire army corps which operated in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign from 22 December 1916.There is no war diary for Desert Column for December. See The Column was commanded by Lieutenant General Philip W. Chetwode and formed part of Eastern Force. When Chetwode took command of Eastern Force after the Second Battle of Gaza, Harry Chauvel took command and oversaw the expansion of the column to three divisions. Chetwode was appointed on 7 December 1916 to command the Column which was composed of the 42nd (East Lancashire) Division, the 52nd (Lowland) Division, the Anzac Mounted Division and the Imperial Camel Corps Brigade, Imperial Camel Brigade's eighteen companies, six of which were yeomen. These divisions had been involved in the Battle of Romani in August 1916 and had advanced across the Sinai Peninsula. Chetwode arrived at El Arish to take up his appointment on 22 December 1916. The Battle of Magdhaba was won the next day, and on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
47th Infantry Regiment (Ottoman Empire)
47th regiment may refer to: *47th (Lancashire) Regiment of Foot, a British Army infantry regiment *47th Regiment Royal Artillery, a British Army artillery regiment * 47th (Oldham) Royal Tank Regiment, a British Army armoured regiment *47th Sikhs, a British Indian Army regiment *47th Palma Light Infantry Regiment, a Spanish Army infantry regiment *47th Infantry Regiment (United States), a US Army regiment ; American Civil War *47th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment * 47th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment * 47th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment * 47th Indiana Infantry Regiment *47th United States Colored Infantry Regiment * 47th Missouri Volunteer Infantry * 47th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry * 47th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment * 47th New York Volunteer Infantry *47th Tennessee Infantry Regiment The 47th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry was an infantry regiment from Tennessee that served with the Confederate States Army in the American Civil War. Notable battles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
16th Infantry Division (Ottoman Empire)
The 16th Infantry Division was a formation of the Ottoman Turkish Army during the Balkan Wars and the First World War World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to .... Formation :33rd Infantry Regiment :47th Infantry Regiment :48th Infantry Regiment :125th Infantry Regiment References * Bean, Charles (1941). Official History of Australia in the War of 1914–1918. Volume II (11th ed.). Brisbane: University of Queensland Press. . Military units and formations of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkan Wars Military units and formations of the Ottoman Empire in World War I Infantry divisions of the Ottoman Empire {{mil-unit-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
32nd Infantry Regiment (Ottoman Empire)
32nd Regiment or 32nd Infantry Regiment may refer to: Infantry regiments * 32nd (Cornwall) Regiment of Foot, a unit of the United Kingdom Army * 32nd Infantry Regiment (United States), a unit of the United States Army * 32nd Infantry Regiment (Greece) Armour regiments * 32nd Armor Regiment (United States), a unit of the United States Army Artillery regiments * 32nd Regiment Royal Artillery, a unit of the United Kingdom Army * Post Office Rifles (32nd Searchlight Regiment), a unit of the United Kingdom Army * 32nd Field Artillery Regiment, a unit of the United States Army Engineer regiments * 32 Combat Engineer Regiment, a unit of the Canadian Army * 32nd Alpine Engineer Regiment, a unit of the Italian Army * 32 Engineer Regiment (United Kingdom), a unit of the British Army's Royal Engineers Signal regiments * 32 (Scottish) Signal Regiment, a unit of the British Army American Civil War Regiments * 32nd Regiment Alabama Infantry * 32nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment * 32nd R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
31st Infantry Regiment (Ottoman Empire)
31st Regiment or 31st Infantry Regiment may refer to: Infantry regiments * 31 Combat Engineer Regiment (The Elgins), a unit of the Canadian Army * 31st Infantry Regiment (Thailand), a unit of the Royal Thai Army * 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot, a unit of the United Kingdom Army * 31st Infantry Regiment (United States), a unit of the United States Army Cavalry regiments * 31st Mechanized Infantry Regiment "Asturias", a unit of the Spanish Army * 31st Cavalry Regiment (United States), a unit of the United States Army Artillery regiments * 31st Reserve Field Artillery Regiment (Ireland), a unit of the Irish Army Combat support regiments * 31 (City of London) Signal Regiment, a unit of the United Kingdom Army American Civil War regiments * 31st Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment * 31st Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment * 31st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment * 31st Infantry Regiment, United States Colored Troops * 31st Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd Infantry Division (Ottoman Empire)
3rd Division may refer to: Air divisions *3d Air Division, United States * 3d Attack Wing, United States Anti-air divisions * 3rd Flak Division, Nazi Germany Armoured divisions *3rd Armoured Division (Australia) *3rd Armored Division (France) *3rd Light Mechanized Division (France) *3rd Panzer Division (Wehrmacht) * 3rd Panzer Division (Bundeswehr) *3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf, Nazi Germany *3rd Tank Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 3rd Armored Division (Jordan) *3rd Division (Nigeria) * 3rd Tank Division (Soviet Union) *3rd Armoured Division (Syria) *3rd Armored Division (United States) Cavalry divisions *3rd Cavalry Division (German Empire) *3rd Cavalry Division (Reichswehr), Weimar Republic *3rd Light Division (Wehrmacht) * 3rd Cavalry Division ''Amedeo Duca d'Aosta'', Italian Army during World War II * 3rd Cavalry Division (United Kingdom) *3rd Mounted Division, United Kingdom *3rd Cavalry Division (United States) Infantry divisions *3rd (Lahore) Division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
125th Infantry Regiment (Ottoman Empire)
The 125th Infantry Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard, is a regiment under the U.S. Army Regimental System, with headquarters now in Saginaw, Michigan. The regiment currently consists of the 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry, an infantry battalion in the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States), 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. Organization The 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment currently oversees A Headquarters and Headquarters Company and 5 companies within the Michigan Army National Guard. *Headquarters and Headquarters Company (Headquarters and Headquarters Company, HHC) - Saginaw, MI *Company (military unit), Company A - Detroit, MI *Company B - Saginaw, MI *Company C - Wyoming, MI *Company D - Big Rapids, MI *Company H (FSC), 237th Brigade Support Battalion - Bay City, MI History Early history and formation The 125th traces its lineage back to the 1850s when on 24 December 1857 and 4 January 1858, two respective militia companies were formed; the East Sagin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
79th Infantry Regiment (Ottoman Empire)
79th Regiment may refer to: __NOTOC__ Infantry units * 79th Infantry Regiment (Imperial Japanese Army) * 79th (The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders) Regiment of Foot, a unit of the British Army, raised in 1793 * 79th Regiment of Foot (1757), a British Army unit that took part in the Seven Years' War * 79th Regiment of Foot (Royal Liverpool Volunteers), a British Army unit that saw service in the West Indies during the American Revolution Union Army units in the American Civil war * 79th United States Colored Infantry Regiment * 79th Illinois Infantry Regiment * 79th Indiana Infantry Regiment * 79th New York Infantry Regiment * 79th Ohio Infantry Regiment * 79th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Other units * 79th Field Artillery Regiment, United States See also * 79th Brigade (other) * 79th Division (other) In military terms, 79th Division may refer to: Infantry units * 79th Division (People's Republic of China) * 79th Reserve Division (German Empire) * 79th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fourth Army (Ottoman Empire)
The Fourth Army of the Ottoman Empire ( Turkish: ''Dördüncü Ordu'') was one of the field armies of the Ottoman Army. It was formed in the middle nineteenth century, during Ottoman military reforms. The army did not survive the WWI battles in Palestine and Syria. Formations Order of Battle, 1877 In 1877, it was stationed in Anatolia. It was composed of:Ian Drury, Illustrated by Raffaele Ruggeri, ''The Russo-Turkish War 1877'', Men-at-Arms 277, Ospray Publishing Ltd., Reprinted 1999, , p. 35. *Infantry: Five line regiments and six rifle battalions *Cavalry: Three line regiments *Artillery: One line regiment (12 batteries) *Engineer: One sapper company Order of Battle, 1908 After the Young Turk Revolution and the establishment of the Second Constitutional Era on 3 July 1908, the new government initiated a major military reform. Army headquarters were modernized. The Fourth Army's new operational area was Caucasia and its many troops were scattered along the frontier to keep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperial Camel Corps Brigade
The Imperial Camel Corps Brigade (ICCB) was a camel-mounted infantry brigade that the British Empire raised in December 1916 during the First World War for service in the Middle East. From a small beginning the unit eventually grew to a brigade of four battalions, one battalion each from Great Britain and New Zealand and two battalions from Australia. Support troops included a mountain artillery battery, a machine gun squadron, Royal Engineers, a field ambulance, and an administrative train. The ICC became part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) and fought in several battles and engagements, in the Senussi Campaign, the Sinai and Palestine Campaign, and in the Arab Revolt. The brigade suffered 246 men killed. The ICC was disbanded in May 1919 after the end of the war. Formation Background The advantages of camels in a desert environment are well known, and the British Army had raised the Somaliland Camel Corps in 1912. However the British Army forces serving in Egyp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
