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The Senussi, a religious sect primarily composed of Libyan tribesmen, had fought the Italians recently in Libya, which had been part of the Ottoman Empire until 1912. The Italians had succeeded in taking Libya from Ottoman Turkey during the Italo-Turkish War. After World War I broke out, the Turks with the aid of German weapons landed by submarine to instigate a Senussi revolt against British-ruled Egypt.

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  • Battle of Agagia
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  • The Senussi, a religious sect primarily composed of Libyan tribesmen, had fought the Italians recently in Libya, which had been part of the Ottoman Empire until 1912. The Italians had succeeded in taking Libya from Ottoman Turkey during the Italo-Turkish War. After World War I broke out, the Turks with the aid of German weapons landed by submarine to instigate a Senussi revolt against British-ruled Egypt.
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  • 500(xsd:integer)
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Partof
  • the Senussi Campaign of World War I
Date
  • 1916-02-26(xsd:date)
Commander
Casualties
  • 28(xsd:integer)
  • 32(xsd:integer)
Result
  • British victory
combatant
  • 22(xsd:integer)
  • * *
Place
  • Agagiya, Egypt
Conflict
  • Battle of Agagia
abstract
  • The Senussi, a religious sect primarily composed of Libyan tribesmen, had fought the Italians recently in Libya, which had been part of the Ottoman Empire until 1912. The Italians had succeeded in taking Libya from Ottoman Turkey during the Italo-Turkish War. After World War I broke out, the Turks with the aid of German weapons landed by submarine to instigate a Senussi revolt against British-ruled Egypt. By February, 1916 the Senussi forces on the Mediterranean coast were commanded by Jaafar Pasha, an Arab from Baghdad. The Western Frontier Force was commanded by Major General W.E. Peyton, and included the 1st South African Brigade commanded by Brigadier-General H. T. Lukin. The South African Brigade and associated units moved in the direction of Sollum, at the western border of Egypt. General Lukin’s force had two battalions of South African infantry, plus the Dorset Yeomanry, Bucks Hussars, Royal Scots and guns of the 1st Nottinghamshire Battery Royal Horse Artillery. His Grace Major Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster commanded the armoured cars of the Cheshire Yeomanry.
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