What the records say
- When
- 20 Sep 1918 – 21 Sep 1918
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 32.70° N, 35.30° E
- Description
- 1918 battle fought during the last months of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of the First World War
- War
- World War I
Battle of Nazareth
1918 battle in Palestine during World War I
The Battle of Nazareth began on 20 September 1918, during the Battle of Sharon, which together with the Battle of Nablus formed the set piece Battle of Megiddo fought during the last months of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of the First World War. During the cavalry phase of the Battle of Sharon the Desert Mounted Corps rode to the Esdraelon Plain 40 and 50 miles behind the front line in the Judean Hills.
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