Battle of Romani
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The Battle of Romani was a First World War engagement in August 1916 in the Sinai Desert, where British Empire forces halted and repelled an Ottoman-German advance toward the Suez Canal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Romani canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First World War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| airSupport | British and Australian aircraft reconnaissance and bombing ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Action at Romani ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Australia
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British Empire ⓘ British Indian Army ⓘ Dominions of the British Empire ⓘ German Empire ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| campaignObjective | drive Ottoman forces out of the Sinai Peninsula ⓘ |
| commander |
Archibald Murray
ⓘ
Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Chauvel ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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surface form:
First World War
|
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| date | August 1916 ⓘ |
| defensiveLine | British defensive positions around Romani and Katia ⓘ |
| endDate | 1916-08-05 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Bir el Abd ⓘ |
| front |
Sinai and Palestine campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Sinai and Palestine front
|
| geographicalContext | north-western Sinai near Mediterranean coast ⓘ |
| involves |
desert warfare
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entrenched defensive positions ⓘ |
| militaryUnit |
52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division
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surface form:
52nd (Lowland) Division
Anzac Mounted Division ⓘ No. 1 Squadron RAAF ⓘ
surface form:
No. 1 Squadron Australian Flying Corps
|
| notableFeature |
extensive use of mounted troops in desert warfare
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fighting in extreme desert heat and sand dunes ⓘ |
| objective |
defence of the Suez Canal
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halt Ottoman advance toward the Suez Canal ⓘ |
| opponent |
Ottoman Yildirim Army Group
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surface form:
Ottoman-German forces
|
| outcome |
Ottoman advance on the Suez Canal repelled
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Ottoman forces forced to retreat into Sinai ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sinai and Palestine campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Sinai and Palestine Campaign
|
| place |
Romani, Sinai
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Sinai desert ⓘ
surface form:
Sinai Desert
|
| precededBy | Raid on the Suez Canal ⓘ |
| primaryDefendingCommander | Harry Chauvel ⓘ |
| primaryOpposingCommander | Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | British Empire victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1916-08-03 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
marked turning point in Sinai campaign in favour of the British Empire
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secured eastern approaches to the Suez Canal ⓘ |
| theatre | Middle Eastern theatre of World War I ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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