The Capture of Damascus occurred on 1 October 1918 after the capture of Haifa and the victory at the Battle of Samakh which opened the way for the pursuit ... Battle of Samakh · Harry Chauvel · Desert Mounted Corps

The Battle of Damascus or Siege of Damascus may refer to: Siege of Damascus (634), a siege during the Muslim conquest of Syria. The Siege of Damascus, ...

On 1 October 1918, the Australian Mounted Division rode into Damascus, signalling the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East.

Damascus was the capital of Turkish occupied Syria and Palestine and the first objective of the great offensive launched by Allied forces on 19 September 1918.

By 1 October 1918 Palestine and Damascus were occupied in its entirety by British troops, an army of nearly a million. Their only competitors were the two ...

Damascus was the last battle honour awarded to either the 1st or 15th Light Horse Regiments in World War 1. It was the last battle honour awarded to the 15th.

Thus, at 5a.m. on 1 October 1918, the brigade, swords drawn, galloped into the city, which they found deserted by the Turks but controlled by wildly excited ...

This listing commemorates the capture of the Syrian city of Damascus on 1 October 1918. Damascus was the next key objective for Allied forces.

752. 10 Official History of the War, Military Operations in Egypt and Palestine from June 1917 to the end of the War ...

3 мар. 2010 г. · On September 30, 1918, a combined Arab and Australian force arrives in Damascus, Syria, to spearhead its liberation from the Turks during World War I.