Battle of Jerusalem (1917)

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The Battle of Jerusalem (1917) was a key First World War campaign in which British Empire forces captured Jerusalem from the Ottoman Empire, marking a major turning point in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign.

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instanceOf First World War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Capture of Jerusalem (1917) NERFINISHED
belligerent British Empire
British Indian Army NERFINISHED
Dominion of Australia NERFINISHED
Dominion of New Zealand NERFINISHED
German Empire
Ottoman Empire
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
campaignObjective secure Jerusalem and surrounding high ground
casualties thousands on both sides
commandedBy Edmund Allenby NERFINISHED
commanderForSide Cevat Pasha, Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
Edmund Allenby, British Empire
Erich von Falkenhayn, Central Powers NERFINISHED
conflict Sinai and Palestine Campaign NERFINISHED
date 1917
endDate 1917-12-30
followedBy Battle of Jaffa (1917) NERFINISHED
Battle of Tell 'Asur NERFINISHED
front Palestine Front NERFINISHED
involvedUnit Desert Mounted Corps NERFINISHED
Egyptian Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED
XX Corps (British Army) NERFINISHED
XXI Corps (British Army) NERFINISHED
legacy beginning of British administration in Jerusalem
contributed to collapse of Ottoman control in Palestine
location Jerusalem NERFINISHED
Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem NERFINISHED
Ottoman Syria NERFINISHED
notableEvent formal entry of General Allenby into Jerusalem on foot
opponent Yildirim Army Group NERFINISHED
partOf First World War NERFINISHED
Middle Eastern theatre of World War I NERFINISHED
precededBy Third Battle of Gaza NERFINISHED
relatedArmistice Armistice of Mudros NERFINISHED
religiousSignificance capture of a city holy to Judaism, Christianity and Islam
result British victory
capture of Jerusalem by British Empire forces
startDate 1917-11-17
strategicImportance control of Jerusalem
turning point in Sinai and Palestine Campaign
territorialChange Jerusalem transferred from Ottoman to British military control
theatre Middle Eastern theatre of operations NERFINISHED

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General Allenby notableBattle Battle of Jerusalem (1917)
subject surface form: Edmund Allenby