Battle of Hareira and Sheria

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The Battle of Hareira and Sheria was a World War I engagement in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign in which British Empire forces attacked and captured key Ottoman defensive positions south of Gaza in November 1917.

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instanceOf battle
military engagement
aim to outflank Gaza from the east
associatedWith advance towards Jerusalem
belligerent British Empire
Ottoman Empire
campaign British Egyptian Expeditionary Force operations in Palestine
combatant Australia
New Zealand
Ottoman Turkey
linked to: Ottoman Empire

United Kingdom
conflict World War I
date November 1917
followedBy Battle of Mughar Ridge
front Middle Eastern theatre of World War I
historicalContext collapse of Ottoman defensive line in southern Palestine in 1917
involvedForce British infantry
British mounted troops
Ottoman artillery
Ottoman infantry
location south of Gaza
southern Palestine
linked to: Southern Palestine
militaryTheatre Palestine front
objective capture of Ottoman defensive positions south of Gaza
opponent Yildirim Army Group
partOf British offensive to break the Gaza–Beersheba line
Sinai and Palestine Campaign
precededBy Third Battle of Gaza
linked to: Battle of Gaza
region Ottoman Syria
result British Empire victory
strategicImportance weakening of Ottoman Gaza defensive system
theatre Sinai and Palestine
linked to: Sinai Peninsula
timePeriod 1910s
20th century
typeOfWarfare combined arms attack
trench warfare

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Battle of Beersheba (1917) followedBy Battle of Hareira and Sheria