Battle of Jerusalem
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The Battle of Jerusalem was a World War I campaign in 1917 during which British Empire forces captured the city of Jerusalem from the Ottoman Empire, marking a pivotal moment in the Middle Eastern theatre.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Jerusalem canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Capture of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Empire
ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| commander |
Djevad Pasha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edmund Allenby NERFINISHED ⓘ Erich von Falkenhayn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictOf | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
British India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dominion of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Dominion of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateEnd | 1917-12-30 ⓘ |
| dateStart | 1917-11-17 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Jaffa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Tell 'Asur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Palestine front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
part of the collapse of Ottoman control in the Levant
ⓘ
took place after the British advance from Gaza and Beersheba ⓘ |
| location |
Jerusalem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryFormationInvolved |
Desert Mounted Corps
NERFINISHED
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Egyptian Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ XX Corps (British Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ XXI Corps (British Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ Yildirim Army Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | formal entry of General Allenby into Jerusalem on foot ⓘ |
| outcome | Allied control of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| partOf |
Middle Eastern theatre of World War I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sinai and Palestine Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Mughar Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | control of a major holy city for Christianity, Islam, and Judaism ⓘ |
| result |
British victory
ⓘ
Ottoman withdrawal from Jerusalem ⓘ capture of Jerusalem by British forces ⓘ |
| significance |
boosted Allied morale
ⓘ
end of centuries of Ottoman rule in Jerusalem ⓘ pivotal moment in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I ⓘ |
| theatre | Sinai and Palestine front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1917 ⓘ |
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