Battle of Tafileh

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The Battle of Tafileh was a 1918 World War I engagement in which Arab Revolt forces, led in part by T. E. Lawrence and Arab commanders, defeated Ottoman troops in modern-day Jordan, bolstering the revolt’s momentum against Ottoman rule.

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Battle of Tafileh canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
associatedWith T. E. Lawrence in the Arab Revolt ⓘ
belligerent Arab Revolt forces ⓘ
linked to: Arab Revolt

Ottoman Empire ⓘ
campaign Arab Revolt campaign in Transjordan ⓘ
linked to: Arab Revolt
category Battles involving Jordan ⓘ
Battles of World War I involving the Arab Revolt ⓘ
Battles of World War I involving the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
combatant1 Hashemite Arab forces ⓘ
combatant2 Ottoman Turkish troops ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman Army
commander Arab commanders ⓘ
Fawzi al-Qawuqji ⓘ
T. E. Lawrence ⓘ
conflict Arab Revolt ⓘ
countryAtTime Ottoman Empire ⓘ
date January 1918 ⓘ
describedBySource T. E. Lawrence ⓘ
followedBy further Arab advances in Transjordan ⓘ
historicalRegion Transjordan ⓘ
location Ottoman Syria ⓘ
Tafileh ⓘ
modern-day Jordan ⓘ
militaryFront Sinai and Palestine Campaign ⓘ
modernCountry Jordan ⓘ
notableFor successful Arab defense and counterattack against Ottoman forces ⓘ
use of guerrilla tactics by Arab forces ⓘ
opponentCommander Ottoman officers ⓘ
partOf World War I ⓘ
precededBy operations against the Hejaz Railway ⓘ
relatedWork Seven Pillars of Wisdom ⓘ
result Arab Revolt victory ⓘ
strategicImportance bolstered Arab Revolt momentum ⓘ
weakened Ottoman control in southern Transjordan ⓘ
supportedBy British Empire ⓘ
British military advisers ⓘ
Royal Flying Corps ⓘ
theater Middle Eastern theatre of World War I ⓘ
timePeriod 20th century ⓘ
year 1918 ⓘ

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Arab Revolt → significantBattle → Battle of Tafileh ⓘ