With the British army in the Holy Land

Lock H. O. (Henry Osmond) B. 1879

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• World War

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 11
• Langue: English
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WITH THE BRITISH ARMY
IN THE HOLY LANDthe BritishWith Army
in the LandHoly
BY
H. O. LOCKMAJOR
DORSETSHIRETHE REGIMENT
MAPSWITH
LONDON: ROBERT SCOTT
ROXBURGHE HOUSE
PATERNOSTER E.G.ROW,
1919)CONTENTS
PAGE
CHAPTER I
EGYPT AND THE SUEZ CANAL i
Modern of The EasternEgypt Military Geography Egypt
Outbreak of Invasion of theBoundary War, 1914 Egypt by
Turks The Defence 1 1Dardanelles Problem at the of 6Opening 9
CHAPTER II
THE DESERT OF SINAI 10
Across the Canal The The KantaraMilitary Railway Pipe-line
Katia and Dueidar Romani Bir-el-Abd El ArishOghratina,
and Rafa KhanSea-borneMaghdaba Magruntein Supplies
Yunus The Land of Promise Personnel.
CHAPTER III
THE AND THE HEJAZ . . .21MESOPOTAMIA, CAUCASUS,
in KutLanding 1915Mesopotamia Operations Baghdad
Consolidation of and PalestineInterdependence Mesopotamia
Caucasus ofRussia TheYemen Revolt of theCollapse Hejaz
Mecca Medina Maan Arab in Eastern Palestine.Co-operation
CHAPTER IV
PALESTINE 28
General Idea A View The Sea Sand DunesComprehensive
Coastal Plain Hills Eastern PalestineJudaean Jordan Valley
ClimateArmageddon Railways Population
CHAPTER V
GAZA 37
of Situation First Battle ofHistory Importance Topography
Gaza Battle of Gaza ofSecond theReorganization Egyptian
Force.Expeditionary
Vvi CONTENTS
PAGE
CHAPTER VI
WARFARETRENCH 43
to Railhead Acclimatization TheFresh Arrivals Journey
British Line Conditions FliesTurkish Line The Campaigning
Morale Humorous Incidents andand Dust- RaidingSpies
at the for the Offensive.DefencesShelling Apex Preparations
VIICHAPTER
.GAZA AND BEERSHEBA 51
of the Battle- Reasons Water Bom-General Plan Transport
of Gaza of Beersheba- Attack onbardment InfantryCapture
Counter-attack at Khuweilfah Attackon Sheria Evacua-Gaza
tion of Gaza Retreat of the The andEnemy Apex Shelling
Raids.
CHAPTER VIII
FULL CRY 62
of Nothe Pursuit Man'sLandFlight Enemy Cavalry Crossing
WaterPursuit' DemonstrationInfantry Arak-el-Menshiyeh
Station NaanehMesmiyeh Engagement Junction Captured'
Gezer of the Situation.Jaffa Summary
IXCHAPTER
NEBY SAMWIL ......... 71
Routes into the Hills Bireh Scheme of The SarisOperations
Pass Contrast with Hill in India' Enab SamwilFighting Neby
The to Consolidation and Reliefs.Key Jerusalem
CHAPTER X
JERUSALEM 79
The 20th Movements The New LineCorps Counter-attacks
Final Advance round TheFighting Out-Jerusalem Enemy
manoeuvred Surrender of the General andCity Allenby's Entry
Proclamation.CONTENTS vii
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PAGE
CHAPTER XI
THE HOLY CITY 86
to the the Christianand the Moslem The Ne-Sacred Jew, Kings
buchadnezzar Nehemiah Alexander I AntiochusPtolemy
TheMaccabees Herod Christ Titus Hadrian Con-Pompey
stantine Chosroes Islam The Crusaders Saladin Richard
The Kharezmians of the Crusaders TamberlaneExpulsion
The Ottomans Ali Routes taken theNapoleonMohammed by
several Invaders.
CHAPTER XII
STATION AND LUDD 101JUNCTION
Chaos Turkish Prisoners of War Vale ofLooting Hospital
Sorek Town Movements ofPlanning Troops Railway Develop-
ment ArmouredTrain StationBridges Junction bySuperseded
Ludd of Ludd St.Development George.
CHAPTER XIII
THE 109JORDAN
to Retake Winter in Palestine JerichoAttempt Jerusalem
the Line the RaidonAmman RaidAdvancing Crossing Jordan
Nimrin.on Shunat
CHAPTER XIV
. .116THE WADI DEIR BALLUT
AircraftFront Line Life in Marchthe MusketryCrossing Auja
Deir Ballut of Deir BallutFlowers Wadi Ridge.Capture
CHAPTER XV
OF EPHRAIMTHE MOUNTAINS 124
theThe New Line Turkish Reinforcements Method of Holding
Line A Incident of Ikba.Patrol Capture
CHAPTER XVI
RAFAT 130
Bushes Hill in FranceArara Rafat Three Reor-Collapse
ganization,viii CONTENTS
CHAPTER XVII
THE CROWNING VICTORY 135
The Terrain-Situation in September, 1918 Preparations
The from Rafat to the Sea DeraaMugheir Sweep Cavalry
The Turkish Rout Eastern Palestine Sea of Galilee Damascus
of Results.Summary
CHAPTER XVIII
CONCLUSION 143
Pursuit Armistices Close of the War CrossBeyrout Aleppo
and Crescent Resume;
SKETCH MAPS
PAGE
I RAILWAYS IN i1914
II GAZA AND BEERSHEBA
. . . . . .51
III COUNTRY ROUND .....JERUSALEM 79
IV RAILWAYS IN . . 1011918 . . . .
V COUNTRY ROUND RAFAT . . . . . .117