Battle of Tabsor
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The Battle of Tabsor was a World War I engagement in September 1918, in which British Empire forces broke through Ottoman defensive lines along the coastal sector of the Palestine front as part of the larger Battle of Megiddo.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Tabsor canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Tabsor breakthrough ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Empire
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German Empire (military advisers and support) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| combatant |
Egyptian Expeditionary Force
NERFINISHED
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Ottoman Yildirim Army Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Edmund Allenby
NERFINISHED
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Edward Bulfin NERFINISHED ⓘ Jevad Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ Liman von Sanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip Chetwode NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryAtTimeOfBattle | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | September 1918 ⓘ |
| endDate | 21 September 1918 ⓘ |
| followedBy | pursuit to the Jordan River and beyond ⓘ |
| front | Palestine front ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late stages of World War I in the Middle East ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
Desert Mounted Corps
NERFINISHED
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Ottoman 20th Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman 7th Division NERFINISHED ⓘ XXI Corps (British Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Tabsor salient
NERFINISHED
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coastal sector of the Palestine front ⓘ southern Levant ⓘ |
| modernCountryLocation |
Israel
NERFINISHED
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State of Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
to open the way for exploitation by cavalry forces
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to rupture the Ottoman coastal defensive line ⓘ |
| opponent |
Eighth Army (Ottoman Empire)
NERFINISHED
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Seventh Army (Ottoman Empire) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | breakthrough of Ottoman defensive lines ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of Megiddo (1918)
NERFINISHED
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Sinai and Palestine Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfOperation | final Allied offensive in Palestine in 1918 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Allied deception operations on the Palestine front ⓘ |
| result | decisive British Empire victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 19 September 1918 ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
collapse of Ottoman front in Palestine
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facilitated rapid British advance into northern Palestine and Syria ⓘ |
| tactic |
combined infantry, artillery, and cavalry assault
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surprise dawn attack ⓘ |
| theatre | Middle Eastern theatre of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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