Desert Column

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Desert Column was a British Empire mounted and infantry formation that conducted mobile operations in the Sinai and Palestine campaigns of World War I.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Empire military unit ⓘ
World War I military formation ⓘ
military formation ⓘ
allegiance British Empire ⓘ
areaOfResponsibility Suez Canal defensive zone ⓘ
linked to: Suez Canal Zone

advance from Sinai into southern Palestine ⓘ
composition infantry brigades ⓘ
mounted brigades ⓘ
conflict Sinai and Palestine campaign ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
disbandedIn 1917 ⓘ
engagement Battle of Magdhaba ⓘ
Battle of Rafa ⓘ
Battle of Romani ⓘ
Second Battle of Gaza ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Gaza

operations in the Sinai Desert ⓘ
formedIn 1916 ⓘ
garrison Egypt ⓘ
logisticalChallenge water supply in desert operations ⓘ
militaryBranch infantry ⓘ
mounted troops ⓘ
notableCommander Harry Chauvel ⓘ
Philip Chetwode ⓘ
notableUnit 5th Mounted Brigade ⓘ
Anzac Mounted Division ⓘ
Imperial Camel Corps Brigade ⓘ
operationalRole mobile operations ⓘ
opponent German Empire (advisers and support) ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
partOf Egyptian Expeditionary Force ⓘ
predecessor Desert Mounted Corps (planning elements) ⓘ
purpose pursuit and defeat of Ottoman forces in Sinai and southern Palestine ⓘ
subordinateTo British Empire high command in the Middle East ⓘ
successor Desert Mounted Corps ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Palestine ⓘ
Sinai Peninsula ⓘ
typeOfWarfare desert warfare ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Desert Mounted Corps → formedFrom → Desert Column ⓘ
Desert Mounted Corps → predecessor → Desert Column ⓘ
Battle of Rafa → forceInvolved → Desert Column ⓘ
Sir Herbert Stewart → commanded → Desert Column in the Gordon Relief Expedition ⓘ
linked to: Desert Column
Anzac Mounted Division → subordinateTo → Desert Column ⓘ
Yeomanry Mounted Division → partOf → Desert Column ⓘ