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The Ottoman Empire
Few Kiwis today know much about one of our main First World War enemies, the Ottoman Empire - a sophisticated but often forgotten empire whose soldiers fought against New Zealand troops for four years in the Gallipoli, Sinai and Palestine campaigns.
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Page 8 – The Arab Revolt, 1916-18
The rise of its Arab subjects against the Ottoman Empire in the later years of the First World War saw them fight alongside the British forces, though ultimately they were
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Page 11 – The Ottoman Army
There were some Arab and even a few non-Muslim officers in the Ottoman Army in 1914, but all the senior military commands were held by Turks.
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Main image: Mounted Arab troops
Sharif Sharraf and camel mounted Arab troops on the march in the desert near Jebel Serd, March 1917.
