The French squadron , commanded Control by Contre-amiral Pierre César Charles de Sercey , had left Departing their base on Île de France in July , cruising Patrolling off Ceylon and Tranquebar before sailing Self_motion eastwards .

After raiding Attack the shipping at Banda Aceh on 1 September the squadron sailed Self_motion eastwards to attack Attack Penang .

A reciprocal French advance eastwards in Artois could cut Removing the rail lines supplying the German armies between Arras and Reims .

The attacks would confront Hostile_encounter the German 6th Army with a joint offensive on a front eastwards into the Douai plain , where an advance of would cut the railways supplying the German armies as far south as Reims .

The objective was to capture Conquering intact two road bridges in Normandy across the River Orne and the Caen Canal , providing Supply the only exit eastwards for British forces from their landing Self_motion on Sword Beach .

A series of field works , mutually supported Supporting by artillery , machine guns and rifles , extended Expansion from Gaza eastwards to within of Beersheba .

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 .

However the largest Dutch ships had already sailed Self_motion eastwards towards Griessie over a month earlier , and Pellew only discovered Know the frigate `` Phoenix '' and a number of smaller warships in the bay , all of which were driven Motion ashore by their crews rather than engage Pellew 's force .

subsequently , shea 's force of infantry and mounted Connect troops crossed Motion_directional the river and advanced Self_motion eastwards across the high country ; the central column of infantry moving Motion along the main road quickly captured Conquering the ottoman position at shunet nimrin on rising Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale ground from the jordan valley and the town of es salt high in the hills .

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 .

Morocco had become Becoming a French protectorate in 1912 , and Resident-General Louis-Hubert Lyautey sought to extend French influence eastwards through the Middle Atlas mountains towards French Algeria .

It gradually weakened Cause_change_of_strength as it moved Motion eastwards towards the Atlantic Ocean , however , a new dominant low formed Coming_to_be off the East Coast of the United States late on January 26 , and rapidly deepened Cause_change_of_strength as it moved Motion northeastwards towards southeastern New England , producing Causation pronounced blizzard Catastrophe conditions .

The following day a section of Chaytor 's Force , attacked Attack and captured Conquering the Ottoman Empire 's 53rd Division ( Seventh Army ) on the main eastwards line of retreat Escaping out of the Judean Hills across the Jordan River .

leaving Departing detachments to hold Defending the captured bridge and fords , chaytor 's force began Process_start their eastwards advance by attacking Attack and capturing Conquering the fourth army garrison at shunet nimrin on their way to capture Conquering es salt for a third time .

Helene 's extratropical remnants traversed Motion_directional eastwards across the Atlantic Ocean before dissipating Dispersal near Great Britain on October 4 .

having cut this line of retreat Escaping , chaytor 's force Military_operation proceeded Self_motion eastwards to attack Attack and capture Conquering es salt , before riding Self_motion on to attack Attack and capture Conquering the ottoman rearguard of the fourth army defending Defending amman .

after leaving Departing a detachment to hold Defending the jisr ed damieh bridge and two other fords against any further retreating Escaping columns , chaytor 's force Military_operation advanced Cause_to_make_progress eastwards to attack Attack and capture Conquering the garrisons at shunet nimrin and es salt .

In early March , Gaddafi 's forces rallied , pushed Motion eastwards and re-took several coastal cities before reaching Benghazi .

It has been suggested Statement that this action was a factor in Napoleon 's decision to change Change the direction of his planned Arranging eastwards expansion in 1812 from the Balkans to Russia .