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Raid on the Suez Canal
1915 • Sinai Wüstenkrieg
Historical Overview
Ottoman attempt to cut the most important British waterway.
Quick Facts
Outcome:British victory.
British Empire
- Commander: John Maxwell
- Strength: ca. 30.000
- Casualties: ca. 150
Ottoman Empire
- Commander: Cemal Pascha
- Strength: ca. 20.000
- Casualties: ca. 1.500
Strategic Context
Strategic disruption of the British link to India.
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