Beersheba, 1917

The Battle of Beersheba (Turkish: Birüssebi Savaşı, German: Kriegerdenkmal Be'er Scheva; also known as the Third Battle of Gaza) was fought on 31 October 1917 when the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) attacked and captured the Yildirim Army Group garrison at Beersheba, beginning the Southern Palestine Offensive of the Sinai and Palestine campaign during World War I. After successful, limited attacks from the south-west by infantry in the 60th (London) and the 74th (Yeomanry) Divisions of the XX Corps in the morning, the Desert Mounted Corps attacks launched by the Anzac Mounted Division eventually dominated the north-eastern defences during the late afternoon. Shortly afterwards, a mounted infantry charge by the Australian Mounted Division's 4th and 12th Light Horse Regiments (4th Light Horse Brigade) with rifles slung across their backs and bayonets in their hands, was followed by a dismounted to attack by part of the force. They captured the last remaining Ottoman trenches defending Beersheba. The remainder of the light horsemen continued their charge into the town, to capture the garrison in the process of retreating.

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