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Second Battle of Amman

Second Battle of Amman
Part of the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I
Amman citadel 1919 (AWM image B02706).jpg
View across Amman to the Citadel
Date 25 September 1918
Location Amman, Syria Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Result British Empire victory
Belligerents
 British Empire
 British India
 Australia
 New Zealand
British West Indies
 Arab Revolt
 Ottoman Empire
 German Empire
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom Edmund Allenby
New Zealand Edward Chaytor
German Empire Otto Liman von Sanders
Ottoman Empire Mohammed Jemal Pasha
Units involved

Chaytor's Force

Fourth Army

  • II Corps; Hauran Detachment, Amman Division, Ma'an Detachment
  • VIII Corps; Caucasus Cavalry Brigade, 48th Division, Composite Division, Mule-mounted Infantry Regiment

Chaytor's Force

Fourth Army

The Second Battle of Amman was fought on 25 September 1918 during the Third Transjordan attack as part of the Battle of Nablus which together with the main Battle of Sharon form the major set piece offensive known as the Battle of Megiddo of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign in World War I. After cutting the road from Nablus to Es Salt on 22 September Chaytor's Force captured the bridge over the Jordan River at Jisr ed Damieh while units of the Seventh Army and remnants of the Eighth Army were still in retreating towards the bridge from the Judean Hills. Having cut this line of retreat, Chaytor's Force proceeded eastwards to attack and capture Es Salt, before riding on to attack and capture the Ottoman rearguard of the Fourth Army defending Amman. These British Empire victories of the Third Transjordan attack over Yildirim Army Group forces, followed two unsuccessful EEF attacks across the Jordan River in March and April 1918.


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