Atlas of Battles

commander, 14 engagements

Battles of Harry Chauvel

Battles of Harry Chauvel

Australian army officer (1865–1945)

Harry Chauvel is recorded as a commander at 14 placed engagements in the atlas between 1916 and 1918: 14 battles across 5 present-day countries, most in Israel (5), Syria (4), Egypt (3). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,200 km apart end to end, 92 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Middle Eastern theater of World War I (11), World War I (3).

Battle of Bir el AbdBattle of Mughar RidgeBattle of TulkarmBattle of NazarethBattle of SamakhBattle of Jisr Benat YakubCharge at KaukabCharge at KisweCharge at Khan AyashBattle of RomaniBattle of MagdhabaBattle of BeershebaBattle of JerusalemCapture of DamascusBattle of RomaniBattle of MagdhabaBattle of BeershebaBattle of JerusalemCapture of DamascusAlexandriaTel AvivBeirutAmmanNicosiaBur SaidGaza CityHomsṬarābulusHaifa500 km33.095N, 34.724E
14 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1916: 3 engagements1917: 3 engagements1918: 8 engagements8 in 191819161918
14 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Romani, 1916Battle of Bir el Abd, 1916Battle of Magdhaba, 1916Battle of Beersheba, 1917Battle of Mughar Ridge, 1917Battle of Jerusalem, 1917Battle of Tulkarm, 1918Battle of Nazareth, 1918Battle of Samakh, 1918Capture of Damascus, 1918Battle of Jisr Benat Yakub, 1918Charge at Kaukab, 1918Charge at Kiswe, 1918Charge at Khan Ayash, 191819161918
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
3 August 1916Battle of RomaniSinai Peninsula, EgyptBritish Empire victory
9 August 1916Battle of Bir el AbdBir al-Abd, Egypt33 km EOttoman victory
23 December 1916Battle of MagdhabaSinai Peninsula, Egypt99 km EBritish victory
31 October 1917Battle of BeershebaBeersheba, Israel84 km NEAllied victory
13 November 1917Battle of Mughar RidgeIsrael65 km NBritish Empire victory
17 November 1917Battle of JerusalemJerusalem, Israel43 km EAllied victoryEnd of the Ottoman rule in Jerusalem and...
19 September 1918Battle of TulkarmPalestine62 km NBritish Empire victory
20 September 1918Battle of NazarethNazareth, Israel51 km NEBritish Empire victory
25 September 1918Battle of SamakhSamakh, Israel27 km EAustralian Light Horse victory
26 September 1918Capture of DamascusDamascus, Syria112 km NEAllied 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, James Peter Quinn, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.