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Raid on Bir el Hassana

Raid on Bir el Hassana was a battle fought on 21 February 1917 in what is now Egypt. It was part of the Middle Eastern theater of World War I, which ran from 1914 to 1918. The recorded result: British Empire victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 22 Ottoman troops plus armed Bedouins.

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Map showing northern Sinai desert region in World War I; Magdhaba and the railway from Auja to Beersheba.
Map showing northern Sinai desert region in World War I; Magdhaba and the railway from Auja to Beersheba.. E.G. Keogh, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought21 February 1917
WhereEgypt29.900N, 33.750E
OutcomeBritish Empire victory
BelligerentsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Empire; Sultanate of Egypt; Australia; British IndiaagainstOttoman Empire; Sinai Bedouin
Casualties and losses1 woundedand22 prisoners
Part ofMiddle Eastern theater of World War I1914 to 1918

Where it sits in the Middle Eastern theater of World War I

Fao Landing, 1914Battle of Basra, 1914Battle of Qurna, 1914Battle of Ardahan, 1914Battle of Manzikert, 1915Battle of Kara Killisse, 1915naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign, 1915Battle of Shaiba, 1915Siege of Van, 1915Landing at Cape Helles, 1915Battle of Kumkale, 1915Battle of Krithia, 1915Battle for Baby 700, 1915Battle for No.3 Post, 1915Battle of Amara, 1915Battle of Chamba, 1915Battle of Gully Ravine, 1915Battle of Nasiriyah, 1915Landing at Suvla Bay, 1915Battle of Lone Pine, 1915Battle of Sari Bair, 1915Battle of Krithia Vineyard, 1915Battle of the Nek, 1915Battle of Hill 60 (Gallipoli), 1915Battle of Scimitar Hill, 1915Battle of Es Sinn, 1915Battle of Ctesiphon, 1915Siege of Kut, 1915Battle of Robat Karim, 1915Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad, 1916Battle of Koprukoy, 1916Battle of Wadi, 1916Battle of Hanna, 1916Kermanshah Operation, 1916Battle of Dujaila, 1916Battle of Katia, 1916Battle of Romani, 1916Battle of Muş, 1916Battle of Bir el Abd, 1916Fall of Baghdad, 1917Battles of Ramadi, 1917Battle of Oramar, 1917Raid on Bir el Hassana, 1917Raid on Nekhl, 1917Second Battle of Kut, 1917First Battle of Gaza, 1917Second Battle of Gaza, 1917Battle of Istabulat, 1917Battle of Seray Mountain, 1917Battle of El Buggar Ridge, 1917Battle of Beersheba, 1917Third Battle of Gaza, 1917Charge at Huj, 1917Battle of Mughar Ridge, 1917Battle of Ayun Kara, 1917Battle of Nebi Samwil, 1917Battle of Jaffa, 1917Battle of Megiddo, 1918Battle of Abaran, 1918Battle of Mastara, 1918Capture of Erzincan, 1918Capture of Trabzon, 1918Battle of Charah, 1918Battle of Erzurum, 1918Capture of Erzurum, 1918Battle of Hijla, 1918First Battle of Amman, 1918First Transjordan attack on Amman, 1918Battle of Choloki, 1918Battle of Suldouze, 1918Battle of Ushno, 1918Action of Arsuf, 1918Battle of Karamaryan, 1918Battle of Goychay, 1918Battle of Kurdamir, 1918Battle of Salyan, 1918Battle of Abu Tellul, 1918Battle of Tulkarm, 1918Battle of Arara, 1918Battle of Nablus, 1918Battle of Tabsor, 1918Battle of Nazareth, 1918Capture of Jisr ed Damieh, 1918Battle of Haifa, 1918Battle of Samakh, 1918Second Battle of Amman, 1918Capture of Damascus, 1918Charge at Kaukab, 1918Charge at Kiswe, 1918Charge at Khan Ayash, 1918Battle of Sharqat, 1918Battle of Aleppo, 1918Charge at Haritan, 191819141918Raid on Bir el Hassana, 1917
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Record

Date21 February 1917
PlaceEgypt
29.900N, 33.750E
KindBattle, First World War
StrengthUnknown22 Ottoman troops plus armed Bedouins
Casualties and losses1 wounded22 prisoners
Raid on Bir el HassanaRaid on Bir el HassanaRaid on Nekhl19th Battalion Night Post BattleBattle of MagdhabaBattle of Abu-AgeilaBattle of SuezRaid on Nekhl19th Battalion Night Post BattleBattle of MagdhabaBattle of Abu-AgeilaBattle of SuezIsmaïliaAl Aqabah100 km29.900N, 33.750E
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Raid on Bir el Hassana is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 110 in present-day Egypt.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16931005, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Raid on Bir el Hassana, revision 1370705615, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.