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Sinai campaign
The Sinai campaign is less well known than other First World War campaigns like Gallipoli and those on the Western Front. But it was here, in the harsh, arid desert, that the Allies took the first major step towards their ultimate victory over the Ottoman Turks in the Middle East.
- Page 6 - Battle of RafahIf the British failed to capture Rafah quickly they risked being overwhelmed by large Ottoman forces sent from
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Main image: British artillery firing at Rafa
British 18 pounder Mark II field guns fire on Turkish redoubts during the Battle of Rafa, December 1916.
