The Egyptian Expeditionary Force, under the newly appointed Commander-in-Chief General Edmund Allenby, had won the decisive Third Battle of Gaza in early November. Allenby's forces followed up the retreating Turks and defeated them again the Battle of Mughar Ridge in the middle of November. His forces now moved on Jerusalem. Allenby's left flank was secured at Jaffa and his right flank was moving through the Hills of Judea. The German General Erich von Falkenhayn, commander of the Turkish forces in Palestine, had recently received reinforcements and was quickly planning to launch a counter offensive against Allenby. Both sides had been instructed to avoid fighting in or near the Holy City.
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| - The Egyptian Expeditionary Force, under the newly appointed Commander-in-Chief General Edmund Allenby, had won the decisive Third Battle of Gaza in early November. Allenby's forces followed up the retreating Turks and defeated them again the Battle of Mughar Ridge in the middle of November. His forces now moved on Jerusalem. Allenby's left flank was secured at Jaffa and his right flank was moving through the Hills of Judea. The German General Erich von Falkenhayn, commander of the Turkish forces in Palestine, had recently received reinforcements and was quickly planning to launch a counter offensive against Allenby. Both sides had been instructed to avoid fighting in or near the Holy City.
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Commander
| - Erich von Falkenhayn
- Edmund Allenby
- Henry Chauvel
- Philip Chetwode
- Edward Bulfin
- Friedrich von Kressenstein
- Ali Fuad Pasha
- Djevad Pasha
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Casualties
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- 25000(xsd:integer)
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Result
| - Egyptian Expeditionary Force victory
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| - On the coast of the Mediterranean Sea north of Jaffa, into the Judean Hills and around Jerusalem
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- Yesterday, morning, I reconnoitred our line, N. and E. slight fighting was in progress; and a few prisoners were coming in – fine, fighting Turks; well set up and well fed ... Later, I went to the railway station; where we are trying to repair and reconstruct what the Turks have damaged. Then Bols and I went to Bethlehem ... .
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| - The Egyptian Expeditionary Force, under the newly appointed Commander-in-Chief General Edmund Allenby, had won the decisive Third Battle of Gaza in early November. Allenby's forces followed up the retreating Turks and defeated them again the Battle of Mughar Ridge in the middle of November. His forces now moved on Jerusalem. Allenby's left flank was secured at Jaffa and his right flank was moving through the Hills of Judea. The German General Erich von Falkenhayn, commander of the Turkish forces in Palestine, had recently received reinforcements and was quickly planning to launch a counter offensive against Allenby. Both sides had been instructed to avoid fighting in or near the Holy City.
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