The Third Battle of Gaza was fought Hostile_encounter on the night of 1/2 November 1917 between British and Ottoman forces during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I , and came Self_motion after the Egyptian Expeditionary Force ( EEF ) victory at the Battle of Beersheba had ended Process_end the Stalemate in Southern Palestine .

In late June , Allenby replaced Change_of_leadership General Archibald Murray as commander of the EEF , which he quickly reorganised .

As the stalemate continued in terrible conditions through the summer , reinforcements began Process_start to arrive Arriving to replace Change_of_leadership the large number of casualties suffered Bodily_harm by the EEF during the previous fighting for Gaza , while several additional divisions also arrived Arriving .

Beginning Process_start on 27 October , the EEF began Process_start a heavy and almost continuous bombardment of Gaza .

During this time , the EEF 's XXI Corps , holding Defending the Gaza section of the line , had been mostly passive until the night of 1/2 November , when a series determined Deciding night-time assaults were mounted against the Gaza defences .

Following several battles during the pursuit , the EEF captured Conquering Jerusalem on 9 December 1917 .

This victory Getting by the 52nd ( Lowland ) Division and the Anzac Mounted Division of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force ( EEF ) over a joint Collaboration Ottoman and German force Military_operation , which had marched Self_motion across the Sinai , marked Recording the end Process_end of the Defence of the Suez Canal campaign , also known as the `` Offensive zur Eroberung des Suezkanals '' and the `` İkinci Kanal Harekâtı '' , which had begun Process_start on 26 January 1915 .

Coordinated resistance by all these EEF formations , the deep sand , the heat Motion and thirst prevailed Conquering , and the German , Austrian and Ottoman advance was checked Scrutiny .

The occupation of the Jordan Valley by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force ( EEF ) began Process_start in February 1918 during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I .

Despite the difficult climate and the unhealthy environment of the Jordan Valley , General Edmund Allenby decided Deciding that , to ensure the strength Cause_change_of_strength of the EEF 's front line it was necessary to extend Change_event_time the line which stretched Expansion from the Mediterranean , across the Judean Hills to the Dead Sea to protect Assistance his right flank .

This Egyptian Expeditionary Force ( EEF ) victory against the Ottoman Empire garrison also secured the town of El Arish after the Ottoman garrison withdrew .

During the following three months the defeated Conquering force retired Departing further eastwards to El Arish , while the captured Conquering territory stretching Expansion from the Suez Canal was consolidated Cause_change_of_strength and garrisoned Defending by the EEF .

They were set up Placing to delay Hindering the advance Self_motion of the Desert Mounted Corps of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force ( EEF ) after the British Empire infantry victories at the Battle of Tulkarm , Battle of Tabsor during the Battle of Sharon .

The Jordan Valley would continue to be occupied Control by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force ( EEF ) through the summer until the middle of September 1918 when the Battle of Megiddo began Process_start .

During the winter of 1917/1918 , the considerable territorial gains by the EEF as a consequence of victories at the Battle of Mughar Ridge in November and the Battle of Jerusalem in December , from the Gaza–Beersheba line to the Jaffa–Jerusalem line , were consolidated Cause_change_of_strength .

The Desert Column of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force ( EEF ) attacked Attack an entrenched Ottoman Army garrison at El Magruntein to the south of Rafah , close to the frontier between the Sultanate of Egypt and the Ottoman Empire , to the north and east of Sheikh Zowaiid .

After the British Empire victories Earnings_and_losses at the Battle Hostile_encounter of Romani in August 1916 and the Battle Hostile_encounter of Magdhaba in December , the Ottoman Army had been forced Causation back to the southern edge of Palestine as the EEF pushed Self_motion eastwards supported Supporting by extended Expansion lines of communication Communication .

The advancing British Empire units of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force ( EEF ) were held Hold by rearguard units of the withdrawing Ottoman Empire units of the Yildirim Army Group , holding Hold a strategically strong position to the north of Gaza .

After the EEF victory at the Battle of Beersheba , the Beersheba to Gaza line was broken Destroying in consequence of a series of attacks Attack , at Tel el Khuweilfe , Hareira and Sheria and Gaza .

After the wadi was fairly quickly crossed Motion_directional late on 7 November , Sausage Ridge protecting Defending the road and railway along which the retreating Escaping Ottoman columns were traveling Traveling , was attacked Attack on 8 November by the EEF 's 52nd ( Lowland ) Division .

The Third Transjordan attack Attack by Chaytor 's Force , part of the British Empire 's Egyptian Expeditionary Force ( EEF ) , took place Process_start between 21 and 25 September 1918 , against the Ottoman Empire 's Fourth Army and other Yildirim Army Group units .

Meanwhile , the remnants of the Fourth Army were forced Motion to retreat Escaping in disarray north to Damascus , along with the remnants of the Seventh and Eighth Armies after the EEF victories during the Battle of Sharon and Battle of Nablus .

These British Empire victories of the Third Transjordan attack Attack over Yildirim Army Group forces Military_operation , followed two unsuccessful EEF attacks Attack across the Jordan River in March and April 1918 .

The Egyptian Expeditionary Force ( EEF ) , commanded Control by General Edmund Allenby , began Process_start the Battle Hostile_encounter of Sharon in the early morning on the Mediterranean coast with attacks Attack by the XXI Corps on the Eighth Ottoman Army followed by a breakthrough by the Desert Mounted Corps .

Together these EEF victories during the Battle of Megiddo , resulted in Causation the capture Conquering of the equivalent of one Ottoman army and many miles of territory , and forced the remnants of two armies to retreat Escaping in disarray .

The rearguard was set up to delay Change_event_time the advance of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force ( EEF ) cavalry in the Desert Mounted Corps after the British Empire infantry victories in the Judean Hills at the Battle Hostile_encounter of Tulkarm , and the Battle Hostile_encounter of Tabsor during the Battle Hostile_encounter of Sharon .