Egyptian Expeditionary Force

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_forces
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_Edmund_Allenby
gptkbp:contributed_to British control of Egypt
gptkbp:disbanded 1919
gptkbp:dissolved 1919
gptkbp:engaged_in gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:established_in gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:fought_against gptkb:Ottoman_Army
gptkb:British_Empire_forces
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Cairo
gptkbp:historical_significance established British dominance in the region
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Egyptian Expeditionary Force
gptkbp:influenced_by World War I strategies
gptkbp:involved_in gptkb:Sinai_and_Palestine_Campaign
post-war occupation of Egypt
reconstruction efforts in Palestine
gptkbp:is_a_resource_for gptkb:transportation
local supplies
gptkbp:is_active_in 1916
1919
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:New_Zealand_Expeditionary_Force
gptkb:Australian_Imperial_Force
gptkbp:known_for rapid advances
effective use of cavalry
cooperation with local forces
successful sieges
gptkbp:legacy influenced future military operations in the Middle East
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Beersheba
gptkb:Battle_of_Gaza
gptkb:Battle_of_Jerusalem
gptkb:Battle_of_Megiddo
gptkbp:notable_leader gptkb:Lieutenant_General_Sir_Philip_Chetwode
gptkb:General_Sir_Archibald_Wavell
gptkbp:objective defeat Ottoman Empire
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Middle_East
gptkbp:operates_under gptkb:British_Command
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Palestine
gptkb:Sinai_Peninsula
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:strength approximately 100,000 troops
gptkbp:successor British Forces in Egypt
gptkbp:support gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:tactics_used combined arms
gptkbp:uses_technology gptkb:Telecommunications
air reconnaissance
modern artillery
motor transport
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Jerusalem
gptkb:Battle_of_Sinai_Peninsula
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5