What the records say
- When
- 23 Jan 1917 – 24 Jan 1917
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 26.28° N, 36.42° E
- Description
- World War I battle, January 1917
- War
- World War I
Capture of Wejh
January 1917 World War I battle
The capture of Wejh took place on 23–24 January 1917 when British-led Arab forces landed by sea and, with the support of naval bombardments, defeated the Ottoman garrison. The attack was intended to threaten the flanks of an Ottoman advance from their garrison in Medina to Mecca, which had been captured by Arab forces in 1916.
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