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The Desert Column was a First World War British Empire army corps which operated in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign from 22 December 1916 The Column was commanded by Lieutenant General Philip W. Chetwode and formed part of Eastern Force. In mid 1917 when General Edmund Allenby took command of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, Desert Column was renamed to become the Desert Mounted Corps commanded by Lieutenant General Henry George Chauvel.

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  • Desert Column
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  • The Desert Column was a First World War British Empire army corps which operated in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign from 22 December 1916 The Column was commanded by Lieutenant General Philip W. Chetwode and formed part of Eastern Force. In mid 1917 when General Edmund Allenby took command of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, Desert Column was renamed to become the Desert Mounted Corps commanded by Lieutenant General Henry George Chauvel.
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  • Egyptian Expeditionary Force, Eastern Force
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  • mounted infantry, infantry
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  • light horse, mounted rifle, infantry
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  • The Desert Mounted Corps Memorial at Mount Clarence, Albany, Western Australia.
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  • 1916(xsd:integer)
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  • Desert Column
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  • The Desert Column was a First World War British Empire army corps which operated in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign from 22 December 1916 The Column was commanded by Lieutenant General Philip W. Chetwode and formed part of Eastern Force. In mid 1917 when General Edmund Allenby took command of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, Desert Column was renamed to become the Desert Mounted Corps commanded by Lieutenant General Henry George Chauvel. Chetwode was appointed on 7 December 1916 to command the Column which was composed of the 42nd (East Lancashire) Division, the 52nd (Lowland) Division, the Anzac Mounted Division and the Imperial Camel Brigade's eighteen companies, six of which were yeomen. These divisions had been involved in the Battle of Romani in August 1916 and had advanced across the Sinai Peninsula. Chetwode arrived El Arish to take up his appointment on 22 December 1916. The Battle of Magdhaba was won the next day, and on 9 January 1917 the Battle of Rafa was also won by the Desert Column, before two defeats were suffered during the First and Second battles for Gaza in March and April 1917.
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