Atlas of Battles

commander, 21 engagements

Battles of Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby

Battles of Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby

British Army general (1861-1936)

Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby is recorded as a commander at 21 placed engagements in the atlas between 1914 and 1918: 21 battles across 6 present-day countries, most in Israel (7), Jordan (5), Syria (4). Taken in date order, the sites lie 4,896 km apart end to end, 245 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Middle Eastern theater of World War I (17), Western Front (2), World War I (2).

Battle of Mughar RidgeBattle of HijlaFirst Battle of AmmanFirst Transjordan attack on AmmanBattle of TulkarmBattle of AraraBattle of TabsorBattle of NazarethCapture of Jisr ed DamiehBattle of SamakhSecond Battle of AmmanCapture of DamascusBattle of Jisr Benat YakubCharge at KaukabCharge at KisweCharge at Khan AyashBattle of MessinesBattle of ArrasBattle of BeershebaThird Battle of GazaBattle of JerusalemBattle of MessinesBattle of ArrasBattle of BeershebaThird Battle of GazaBattle of JerusalemMadridBaghdadAthensKyivViennaGenevaBarcelonaAnkaraAlgiersMilan1000 km40.890N, 19.699E
21 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1914: 1 engagements1917: 5 engagements1918: 15 engagements15 in 191819141918
21 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Messines, 1914Battle of Arras, 1917Battle of Beersheba, 1917Third Battle of Gaza, 1917Battle of Mughar Ridge, 1917Battle of Jerusalem, 1917Battle of Hijla, 1918First Battle of Amman, 1918First Transjordan attack on Amman, 1918Battle of Tulkarm, 1918Battle of Arara, 1918Battle of Tabsor, 1918Battle of Nazareth, 1918Capture of Jisr ed Damieh, 1918Battle of Samakh, 1918Second Battle of Amman, 1918Capture of Damascus, 1918Battle of Jisr Benat Yakub, 1918Charge at Kaukab, 1918Charge at Kiswe, 1918Charge at Khan Ayash, 191819141918
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
12 October 1914Battle of MessinesBikschote, BelgiumInconclusive
9 April 1917Battle of ArrasArras, France53 km SSee Analysis
31 October 1917Battle of BeershebaBeersheba, Israel3,384 km SEAllied victory
1 November 1917Third Battle of GazaGaza City, Palestine41 km NWAllied victory
13 November 1917Battle of Mughar RidgeIsrael49 km NEBritish Empire victory
17 November 1917Battle of JerusalemJerusalem, Israel43 km EAllied victoryEnd of the Ottoman rule in Jerusalem and...
21 March 1918Battle of HijlaJordan31 km E
27 March 1918First Battle of AmmanAmman, Jordan39 km EOttoman-German victory
2 April 1918First Transjordan attack on AmmanJordan1 km SWOttoman-German victory
19 September 1918Battle of TulkarmPalestine95 km NWBritish Empire victory
19 September 1918Battle of AraraWadi Ara, Israel20 km NFranco–British victory
19 September 1918Battle of TabsorTabsur, Israel37 km SWEntente victory
20 September 1918Battle of NazarethNazareth, Israel69 km NEBritish Empire victory
22 September 1918Capture of Jisr ed DamiehPalestine70 km SBritish victory
25 September 1918Battle of SamakhSamakh, Israel67 km NAustralian Light Horse victory
25 September 1918Second Battle of AmmanAmman, Jordan92 km SAllied victory
26 September 1918Capture of DamascusDamascus, Syria179 km NAllied victory
27 September 1918Battle of Jisr Benat YakubJordan River, Jordan84 km SWAllied victory
30 September 1918Charge at KaukabKawkab, Syria276 km NEAllied victory
30 September 1918Charge at KisweSyria223 km SBritish victory
2 October 1918Charge at Khan AyashSyria42 km NEBritish victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.