Battle of Mughar Ridge
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The Battle of Mughar Ridge was a First World War engagement in November 1917 in Ottoman Palestine, where British Empire forces decisively defeated Ottoman troops, helping secure the advance toward Jerusalem.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Mughar Ridge canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
First World War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Mughar Ridge and Junction Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Australian Imperial Force
NERFINISHED
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British Empire ⓘ British Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ German Empire ⓘ New Zealand Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignCommander | Edmund Allenby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantStrength | several British infantry and mounted divisions ⓘ |
| combatType |
infantry assault
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mounted attack ⓘ |
| commander |
Edmund Allenby
NERFINISHED
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Erich von Falkenhayn NERFINISHED ⓘ Kress von Kressenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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surface form:
First World War
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| countryAtTime | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 13 November 1917 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front |
Middle Eastern theatre of World War I
NERFINISHED
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Palestine front ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Mughar Ridge
NERFINISHED
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Ottoman Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ near Junction Station ⓘ |
| militaryFormationInvolved |
3rd (Lahore) Division
NERFINISHED
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75th Division (British Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ Anzac Mounted Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Desert Mounted Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ XXI Corps (British Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ Yeomanry Mounted Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUnitAction | mounted charge by Yeomanry Mounted Division GENERATED ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of Ottoman positions on Mughar Ridge
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seizure of Junction Station ⓘ |
| opponentStrength | Ottoman infantry and artillery formations ⓘ |
| partOf |
British advance to Jerusalem
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Sinai and Palestine Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Third Battle of Gaza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
British Empire victory
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decisive defeat of Ottoman forces ⓘ |
| significance | contributed to fall of Jerusalem in December 1917 ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
helped break Ottoman defensive line west of Jerusalem
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secured British advance toward Jerusalem ⓘ |
| territorialChange | British forces advanced inland in Palestine ⓘ |
| year | 1917 ⓘ |
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