Capture of Aleppo (1918)

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The Capture of Aleppo (1918) was a late-World War I Allied offensive in which forces of the British-led Egyptian Expeditionary Force and their Arab allies seized the key Ottoman city of Aleppo, hastening the collapse of Ottoman control in the Levant.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military offensive
alsoKnownAs Fall of Aleppo (1918)
associatedWith Arab Revolt
British military operations in Syria
belligerent Arab forces
British Empire
Egyptian Expeditionary Force
Hejaz
Ottoman Empire
Sharifian Army
campaignObjective seizure of Aleppo from Ottoman forces
commander Edmund Allenby
Fakhri Pasha
Harry Chauvel
Nuri as-Said
linked to: Nuri al-Said

Sharif Naser
linked to: Sharif Nasir
conflict World War I
date 1918
effect contributed to disintegration of Ottoman military position in Syria
hastened collapse of Ottoman control in the Levant
followedBy Armistice of Mudros
geopoliticalContext collapse of Ottoman Empire
historicalPeriod late World War I
involvedUnit 5th Cavalry Division
Arab Northern Army
Australian Mounted Division
Desert Mounted Corps
locatedIn Aleppo
Aleppo Vilayet
linked to: Aleppo Eyalet

Ottoman Empire
opponent Ottoman Yildirim Army Group
outcome Allied capture of Aleppo
participant Arab Revolt forces
linked to: Arab Revolt

British-led cavalry forces
partOf Middle Eastern theatre of World War I
Sinai and Palestine Campaign
precededBy Battle of Megiddo (1918)
region Syria
result Allied victory
significance helped secure Allied dominance in the Middle East at the end of World War I
marked near-complete loss of Ottoman control over Syria
strategicImportance key Ottoman city in northern Syria
theatre Levant
linked to: Levant region
typeOfLocationCaptured major urban center

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British Egyptian Expeditionary Force engagement Capture of Aleppo (1918)
Ottoman garrisons in Syria conflict Battle of Aleppo (1918)
linked to: Capture of Aleppo (1918)
Syrian front notableBattle Battle of Aleppo (1918)
linked to: Capture of Aleppo (1918)
Final offensive in Palestine hasPart Capture of Aleppo (1918)
Capture of Aleppo (1918) alsoKnownAs Fall of Aleppo (1918)
linked to: Capture of Aleppo (1918)