The Battle Hostile_encounter of Magdhaba ( officially known Know by the British as the Affair of Magdhaba ) took place Process_start on 23 December 1916 during the Defence of Egypt section of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign in the First World War .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Magdhaba ( officially known Know by the British as the Affair of Magdhaba ) took place Process_start on 23 December 1916 during the Defence of Egypt section of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign in the First World War .

An Ottoman Army garrison in a strong defensive Defending position was located at Magdhaba , some inland to the south east , on the Wadi el Arish .

After a second night march by the Anzac Mounted Division ( Australian and New Zealand Mounted Division ) , the attack Attack on Magdhaba was launched by Australian , British and New Zealand troops against well-entrenched Ottoman forces defending Defending a series of six redoubts .

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 .