The Raid on the Suez Canal, also known as Actions on the Suez Canal, took place between 26 January and 4 February 1915 when a German-led Ottoman Army force advanced from Southern Palestine to attack the British Empire-protected Suez Canal, marking the beginning of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign (1915–1918) of World War I (1914–1918).
Ottoman camel corps at Beersheba, 1915
Ottoman military town of Hafir el Aujah, the Principal Desert Base
1st Hertfordshire Yeomanry and Bikaner Camel Corps on reconnaissance in Egypt on 14 February 1915
Sinai and Palestine campaign
The Sinai and Palestine campaign was part of the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, taking place between January 1915 and October 1918. The British Empire, the French Third Republic, and the Kingdom of Italy fought alongside the Arab Revolt in opposition to the Ottoman Empire, the German Empire, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It started with an Ottoman attempt at raiding the Suez Canal in 1915 and ended with the Armistice of Mudros in 1918, leading to the cession of Ottoman Syria.
Ottoman artillerymen with a 10.5 cm Feldhaubitze 98/09 shortly before the Battle of Hareira and Sheria amidst the Southern Palestine offensive, 1917
1st Herts. Yeomanry in the Suez Canal trenches, 1915
Mysore and Bengal Lancers with Bikanir Camel Corps in the Sinai Desert 1915.
Mysore Lancers Memorial at Bangalore for lives lost in Suez & Palestine
