What the records say
- When
- 2 Oct 1918
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 33.65° N, 36.50° E
- Description
- 1918 battle near Damascus, Syria
- War
- World War I
Charge at Khan Ayash
1918 battle near Damascus, Syria
The Charge at Khan Ayash occurred on 2 October 1918 about 17 miles (27 km) north of Damascus after the pursuit to, and capture of Damascus, which followed the decisive Egyptian Expeditionary Force victory at the Battle of Megiddo on 25 September during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I.
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