Battle of Romani

Quand

3 août 1916 – 5 août 1916

Type

Bataille

Coordonnées

30.99° N, 32.65° E

Location

East of the Suez Canal and north of IsmailiaSinai peninsula, Egypt

Outcome

British Empire victory

Belligerents

Ottoman Empire German Empire Austria-Hungary contre British Empire, United Kingdom, India, Southern Rhodesia, Australia, New Zealand

1916 World War I attack on Suez Canal

The Battle of Romani was the last ground attack of the Central Powers on the Suez Canal at the beginning of the Sinai and Palestine campaign during the First World War. The battle was fought between 3 and 5 August 1916 near the Egyptian town of Romani and the site of ancient Pelusium on the Sinai Peninsula, 23 mi (37 km) east of the Suez Canal.

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