What the records say
- When
- 21 Feb 1917
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 29.90° N, 33.75° E
- War
- World War I
Raid on Nekhl
The Raid on Nekhl was the second of three battles by British forces to recapture the Sinai Peninsula during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I. Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) mounted forces travelled into the centre of the Sinai Peninsula to attack and push the last Ottoman Army garrisons back into Palestine.
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