Sharifian Army
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The Sharifian Army, also known as the Arab Army, or the Hejazi Army was the military force behind the Arab Revolt which was a part of the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I. Sharif Hussein bin Ali
Soldiers of the Sharifian Army in northern Yanbu carrying the Flag of the Arab Revolt.
Capture of Damascus (1918)
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The Capture of Damascus marked a victory of the British and Arab armies in their campaign against the Ottoman empire in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I. The capture took place on 1 October 1
Sharifian Army
…British, Hussein's forces gradually moved north through the Hejaz and, fought alongside the British-controlled Egyptian Expeditionary Force, eventually capturing Damascus. Once there, members of the Sharifian Army set up a short-lived monarchy known as the Arab Kingdom of Syria led by Faisal, a son of Hussein…
A busy city square in Damascus 1918
Transport crossing the Wadi el Bireh near Jisr el Mejamie on 27 September—it took two days to get 30 lorries across. Here 14 German lorries were bogged and abandoned.
Road from Jisr el Majamie to Irbid at the Wadi Ghafur on 29 September when 30 lorries which supplied the 4th Cavalry Division passed by; the bridge breaking under the pressure so the lorries crossed the stream bed on the right
George Lambert's painting of the repaired bridge at Jisr Benat Yakub showing the buildings at the western end in 1919