Battle of Samakh
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The Battle of Samakh was a World War I engagement in September 1918 in which British Empire and allied forces captured the strategically important town of Samakh from the Ottoman Empire during the final stages of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Samakh canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Australian Imperial Force
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British Empire ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| campaignPhase | final stages of Sinai and Palestine Campaign ⓘ |
| combatant |
Australia
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British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein
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Harry Chauvel NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry W. Hodgson NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Yildirim Army Group officers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| date | 1918-09-25 ⓘ |
| datePrecision | day ⓘ |
| describedIn |
British official history of the Great War: Military Operations Egypt and Palestine
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official histories of the Australian Imperial Force in the Great War ⓘ |
| endDate | 1918-09-25 ⓘ |
| followedBy | pursuit to Damascus ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
British Empire casualties
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Ottoman casualties ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Australian light horse regiments
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British cavalry regiments ⓘ Ottoman infantry units ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| involvesUnit |
4th Light Horse Brigade
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Australian Mounted Division NERFINISHED ⓘ British cavalry units ⓘ Ottoman garrison at Samakh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Ottoman Syria
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Samakh NERFINISHED ⓘ Sea of Galilee region NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Israel ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
close-quarters fighting in the town
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dawn cavalry charge ⓘ use of bayonets and swords by mounted troops ⓘ |
| opponent |
British Empire
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Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| outcome |
capture of Samakh by Allied forces
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collapse of Ottoman defensive line in the region ⓘ |
| partOf |
Middle Eastern theatre of World War I
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Sinai and Palestine Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Megiddo (1918) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1918-09-25 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of Samakh railway junction
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control of route between Jordan Valley and Damascus ⓘ control of southern shore of Sea of Galilee ⓘ |
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