Battle of Sharon (opening phase)

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The Battle of Sharon (opening phase) was the initial coastal assault of the 1918 British offensive in Palestine that set the stage for the decisive Allied victory at the Battle of Megiddo in World War I.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Sharon
opening phase of the Battle of Sharon
belligerent Allied Powers
British Empire
Central Powers
Dominions of the British Empire
Ottoman Empire
United Kingdom
campaignEffect collapse of the Ottoman defensive line in Palestine
opening of the way for Allied advance into Syria
commander Edmund Allenby
commanderSide Edmund Allenby – Allied forces
linked to: Edmund Allenby
conflict Sinai and Palestine Campaign
World War I
countryAtTime Ottoman Empire
date September 1918
era early 20th century
followedBy Battle of Nablus (1918)
linked to: Battle of Nablus

subsequent phases of the Battle of Megiddo (1918)
forceType artillery
cavalry
infantry
front Middle Eastern theatre of World War I
historicalSignificance contributed to the eventual withdrawal of the Ottoman Empire from Palestine
key opening coastal assault of the decisive 1918 Allied offensive in Palestine
location Sharon plain
coastal plain of Palestine
militaryFront western (coastal) sector of the Palestine front
opponentCommanderSide Ottoman commanders – Central Powers
partOf Battle of Megiddo (1918)
partOfOperation 1918 British offensive in Palestine
General Allenby’s final offensive in Palestine
precededBy stalemate on the Palestine front in early 1918
regionToday Levant
linked to: Levant region

modern-day Israel
linked to: Israel
relatedEvent Battle of Megiddo (1918)
Battle of Nablus (1918)
linked to: Battle of Nablus

Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I
result Allied victory
breakthrough of Ottoman front on the coastal sector
set the stage for the decisive Allied victory at the Battle of Megiddo (1918)
strategicObjective to break through the Ottoman lines on the Mediterranean coast
to initiate the 1918 British offensive in Palestine
tactics concentrated artillery preparation
rapid exploitation by mounted troops
surprise attack on the coastal sector
theatre Palestine

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Battle of Megiddo (1918) precededBy Battle of Sharon (opening phase)
Battle of Megiddo (1918) hasPart Battle of Sharon
linked to: Battle of Sharon (opening phase)
British Egyptian Expeditionary Force engagement Battle of Sharon (1918)
linked to: Battle of Sharon (opening phase)
Syrian front notableBattle Battle of Sharon (1918)
linked to: Battle of Sharon (opening phase)