battle, major, First World War
Battle of Jerusalem
Battle of Jerusalem was a battle fought on 17 November 1917 at Jerusalem, in what is now Israel. It was part of World War I, which ran from 1914 to 1918. The recorded result: Allied victoryEnd of the Ottoman rule in Jerusalem and Palestine.
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Record
| Date | 17 November 1917 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Jerusalem, Israel 31.776N, 35.227E | |
| Part of | World War I (1914 to 1918) | |
| Kind | Battle, First World War | |
| Result | Allied victoryEnd of the Ottoman rule in Jerusalem and Palestine | |
| Territorial change | Jerusalem and Palestine was taken by the British | |
| Belligerents | Allied Powers: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Empire; Australia; Dominion of New Zealand; Sultanate of Egypt; British India | Central Powers: Ottoman Empire; German Empire (military officers) |
| Commanders | Edmund Allenby; Edward Bulfin; Philip Chetwode; Harry Chauvel | Djemal Pasha; Djevad Pasha; Ali Fuad Pasha; Erich von Falkenhayn; Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein |
| Casualties and losses | 18,000 casualties (entire campaign) | 25,000 casualties (entire campaign) |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Jerusalem 597 BC, 0.3 km
- Battle of Jerusalem AD 66, 0.3 km
- Siege of Jerusalem AD 70, 0.8 km
- Battle of Mandelbaum Gate 1948, 1.2 km
- Siege of Jerusalem 1099, 1.3 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Caporetto 24 October 1917
- After: Second Battle of Heligoland Bight 17 November 1917
- All 138 engagements of World War I
Elsewhere in 1917
- Third Battle of Ypres Belgium
- Battle of Cambrai France
- Battle of Messines Belgium
- Battle of Arras France
- First Battle of Gaza Palestine
Battle of Jerusalem is one of 1,912 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 106 in present-day Israel.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1378270, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Jerusalem, revision 1370444210, 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.