Egypt 1915–16
| Sinai and Palestine Campaign | |||||||||
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| Part of the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I | |||||||||
 10.5 cm Feldhaubitze 98/09 and Ottoman artillerymen at Hareira in 1917 before the Southern Palestine offensive |
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 British Empire France Italy
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 Ottoman Empire German Empire Austria-Hungary
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Sir John Maxwell (to March 1916) Sir Archibald Murray (to June 1917) Edmund Allenby (from July) Edward Bulfin Harry Chauvel Philip Chetwode
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Djemal Pasha Friedrich von Kressenstein (1916 to 1917) Erich von Falkenhayn (1917 to 1918) Otto Liman von Sanders (1918) Mustafa Kemal Pasha (resigned in October 1917 reinstated September 1918) Fevzi Pasha (from October 1917)
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Force in Egypt (to March 1916) Egyptian Expeditionary Force
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| Strength | |||||||||
| 1,200,000 (total) January 1915: over 150,000 men September 1918: 467,650 men |
September 1917: ~57,000 |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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5,981+ died of disease Total: 168,000+ casualties |
~40,900 died of disease
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Force in Egypt (to March 1916) Egyptian Expeditionary Force
61,877 battle casualties
5,981+ died of disease
c. 100,000+ evacuated sick
189,600 battle casualties
~40,900 died of disease Unknown total
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