The First Transjordan attack on Amman and to their enemy as the First Battle of the Jordan took place between 21 March and 2 April 1918, as a consequence of the successful Battle of Tell 'Asur which o
Ottoman prisoners on their way to Jericho from Es Salt
Part of 15 miles (24 km) of railway line blown up in May 1917 by the Anzac and Imperial Mounted Divisions' and the Imperial Camel Corps Brigade's engineers assisted by troopers
Ottoman infantry column c 1917. Many are wearing Keffiyehs
Infantry in the 60th (London) Division marching from Jerusalem to the Jordan Valley March 1918
The Second Transjordan attack on Shunet Nimrin and Es Salt, officially known by the British as the Second action of Es Salt and by others as the Second Battle of the Jordan, was fought east of the Jor
First Battle of the Jordan
…the attacking force to be too small. Nevertheless, a second unsuccessful assault by one infantry and two mounted divisions, into the hills of Moab to Es Salt followed just a few weeks later at the end of April. It has been suggested that these two unsuccessful operations convinced the Ottoman Army to expect…
Prisoners captured during the 2nd Transjordan operations marching through Jerusalem May 1918
Transjordan theatre of operations 21 March to 2 April; 30 April to 4 May and 20 to 29 September 1918
Imperial Camel Corps Brigade troops on Mussallabeh hill
Jordan Valley looking south with the Dead Sea in the distance and the plateau of Moab on the left