Syrian Campaign (1918)

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_campaigns
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_Edmund_Allenby
gptkbp:date 1918
gptkbp:followed_by French Mandate for Syria
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Syrian Campaign (1918)
gptkbp:involved gptkb:British_Indian_Army
gptkb:New_Zealand_Expeditionary_Force
gptkb:cavalry_charges
gptkb:Royal_Flying_Corps
gptkb:Indian_Army
gptkb:Australian_Imperial_Force
gptkb:Battle_of_Nablus
gptkb:Battle_of_Damascus
gptkb:Arab_Revolt
gptkb:Battle_of_Megiddo
gptkb:intelligence_operations
gptkb:Battle_of_Aleppo
Bedouin tribes
use of tanks
impact on British colonial policy
infantry assaults
combined arms tactics
post-war planning
use of machine guns
air reconnaissance missions
British artillery units
negotiations with local leaders
use of artillery barrages
legacy of the campaign
political ramifications in the Middle East
impact on Arab nationalism
impact on French colonial ambitions
Arab Nationalist forces
Chauvel's Desert Mounted Corps
impact on Ottoman Empire's collapse
logistical support from Egypt
railway sabotage operations
urban warfare in Damascus
gptkbp:involves gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
Arab forces
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:Allied_Powers
gptkbp:location gptkb:Syria
gptkbp:outcome establishment of British influence in the region
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:precedes gptkb:Treaty_of_Sèvres
gptkbp:resulted_in British victory
gptkbp:significance end of Ottoman control in the region
gptkbp:strategic_goals disruption of Ottoman supply lines
capture of Damascus
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Enver_Pasha
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5