capture of afulah and beisan
• Meuse-Argonne Offensive A long column of retiring Ottoman soldiers was attempting to cross the Jordan River at Makhadet Abu Naji under cover of a 1,000-strong rearguard with 30 machine guns. On the morning after the charge outside Afule [21 September], having settled down to a Boche cigar and a bottle of ditto hock, I would not have changed places with President Wilson himself! • Battle of Caporetto The General Headquarters of the Yildirim Army Group commanded by General Otto Liman von Sanders at Nazareth was captured the next day, and Haifa two days later. [69], The 11th Cavalry Brigade advance southwards; the 36th Jacob's Horse on the east bank was fired on, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Beisan to the south-east of Kh. About 5,000 yards (4,600 m) south, a squadron of 1/1st County of London (Middlesex) Yeomanry found a ford across the Jordan River. [37], Beisan was captured without a fight between 16:30 and 18:00 on 20 September. Noté /5: Achetez Capture of Afulah and Beisan de Russell Jesse: ISBN: 9785509419331 sur amazon.fr, des millions de livres livrés chez vous en 1 jour Explosive charges were attached to the bridge over the Jordan River and over the Yarmuk River to the north, but were not exploded. [75], • French Empire Also shown are the three main lines of retreat bombed by aircraft and the retreat of the Seventh Ottoman Army and Asia Corps across the Jordan River. Désolé, un problème s'est produit lors de l'enregistrement de vos préférences en matière de cookies. The support of the Hampshire Battery RHA and the cooperation of the 36th Jacob's Horse from the east bank was requested in a third attack. [5][Note 2], Each division consisted of three cavalry brigades, with three regiments to each brigade and support troops. • Total war During the cavalry phase of the Battle of Sharon As the 4th Cavalry Division rode out across the Esdraelon Plain on the morning of 20 September, towards their primary objective; the main communications hub at Afulah, they attacked and captured a force sent from Yildirim Army Group headquarters at Nazareth, to hold and bar the Musmus Pass, which had failed to get into position. The 19th Lancers (12th Cavalry Brigade) advanced directly from Afulah to the north east to capture the Jisr Mejamieh bridge across the Jordan River to the north of Beisan. • Battle of Jerusalem [37][49] They advanced quickly along the main road protected by flank guards; the 36th Jacob's Horse, 11th Cavalry Brigade, capturing some German soldiers along the way. [52][53] Ration transport had been 50 miles (80 km) behind the division; 'A', 'B' Echelons, the Divisional Transport Train, and Ammunition Column bivouacking for the night at Shellalif on 19 September. The successful infantry battles at the Battle of Tulkarm and the Battle of Tabsor, created gaps in the Ottoman front line, enabling the pursuit by the Desert Mounted Corps to encircle the infantry fighting in the Judean Hills when fighting occurred during the Battle of Nazareth, the Afulah, Beisan, the Jenin, the Battle of Samakh, and the capture of Tiberias. (See Falls Map 20) The vanguard 11th Cavalry Brigade was led by the 36th Jacob's Horse as advance guard. This regiment went forward to Tell edh Dhrur, where another 80 prisoners were captured.[27]. The 4th Cavalry Division's capture of Afulah and Beisan and occupation of the bridges over the Jordan River — in particular, they were to hold or destroy the Jisr Mejamieh bridge 12 miles (19 km) north of Beisan, 97 miles (156 km) from the old front line. A beautiful view across the flat vale. • Indo-German Conspiracy (1914–1919) "[69][72], Falls Sketch Map 36: Action at Makhadet el Mas'udi on 24 September 1918, Units of the 4th Cavalry Division continued the advance southwards from Beisan on 24 September, after rations had been distributed. Another contingent proceeded to capture Tabariyya. Falls Sketch Map 21 (above) indicates the Seventh Army crossing the Jordan at Makhadet el Mas'udi. On the night of 18/19 September, the 4th and 5th Cavalry Divisions moved forward behind the infantry, while the Australian Mounted Division moved up to Sarona. The Muslims crossing the Jordan proceeded to Beisan. • • Vietnam [43], Four captured German DFW CB biplanes and British Armstrong Whitworth FK8 Serial 3634 in background at Afulah aerodrome, At about 08:00, the 4th Cavalry Division's 2nd Lancers (10th Cavalry Brigade) and the 5th Cavalry Division's 29th Lancers (Deccan Horse) (14th Cavalry Brigade) entered Afulah. • Armenian–Azerbaijani War (1918–1920) 'Ara, 5 miles (8.0 km) north-east of Kerkur and about one-third of the way through the Musmus Pass, at 23:00. During the attack on Tulkarm, the infantry created a gap in the Ottoman front line defences, through which cavalry from General Edmund Allenby's Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) rode north. Allenby had insisted on this untried officer being given command of the 10th Cavalry Brigade, replacing the experienced Brigadier General Godwin, who was then serving as Brigadier General General Staff, Desert Mounted Corps. By the end of the month, one Ottoman army had been destroyed, while the remnants of two others were in retreat to Damascus after the German rearguard at Samakh was captured by Australian Light Horsemen on 25 September. [52], At Beisan, the 4th Cavalry Division was well in advance of their rations transport, which did not catch up until the next day, when lorries delivered rations. • Race to the Sea, • Second Battle of Ypres The remainder of the Liktera garrison retreated towards Qaqun, closely followed by the Jacob's Horse (11th Cavalry Brigade, 4th Cavalry Division), which took 126 prisoners. • Russian Revolution (1917), • Ukrainian Civil War (1917–1921) He then motored forward to the 2nd Lancers, the advance guard, and at 11:45 ordered them "to push right through the pass to El Lejjun" to avoid being held up beyond Kh. • Battle of Mărăşeşti The Anzac Mounted Division was temporarily detached to Chaytor's Force. The continuing British Empire infantry attack in the Judean Hills had forced the Ottoman Seventh and Eighth Armies to withdraw northwards towards the waiting Desert Mounted Corps. The Persians shut the gates of the city in the face of the Muslims, and the Muslims laid siege to the city. • Armenia, • Battle of Cer 2 p. 667], Liman von Sanders was very critical of Jevad's intervention, which considerably weakened the Samakh position, but von Oppen would have had to break through the 4th Cavalry Division's line of piquets to get there. • Treaty of Brest-Litovsk • Treaty of Lausanne I motored to Lejjun, today; 65 miles N. of here, overlooking the plain of Esdraelon. 2014 - 19-25 September 1918 - Battle of Sharon - British capture Jisr ed Damieh, Tiberias, Jenin, Afulah and Beisan. Ten minutes later, the centre squadron was fired on by six companies of the 13th Depot Regiment and military police, supported by 12 machine guns, which Liman von Sanders had ordered to occupy the Musmus Pass at Lejjun at 12:30 on 19 September. Find link is a tool written by Edward Betts.. searching for Capture of Afulah and Beisan 0 found (12 total) • Cryptography At 06:30 they encountered seven lorries carrying German and Ottoman soldiers on the Afulah road, about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of the town.