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- Desert_Column abstract "The Desert Column was a First World War British Empire army corps which operated in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign from 22 December 1916 The Column was commanded by Lieutenant General Philip W. Chetwode and formed part of Eastern Force. When Chetwode took command of Eastern Force after the Second Battle of Gaza, Harry Chauvel took command and oversaw the expansion of the column to three divisions.Chetwode was appointed on 7 December 1916 to command the Column which was composed of the 42nd (East Lancashire) Division, the 52nd (Lowland) Division, the Anzac Mounted Division and the Imperial Camel Brigade's eighteen companies, six of which were yeomen. These divisions had been involved in the Battle of Romani in August 1916 and had advanced across the Sinai Peninsula. Chetwode arrived El Arish to take up his appointment on 22 December 1916. The Battle of Magdhaba was won the next day, and on 9 January 1917 the Battle of Rafa was also won by the Desert Column, before two defeats were suffered during the First and Second battles for Gaza in March and April 1917.In mid 1917 when General Edmund Allenby took command of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, Desert Column was renamed to become the Desert Mounted Corps commanded by Lieutenant General Chauvel.".
- Desert_Column activeYearsEndYear "1917".
- Desert_Column activeYearsStartYear "1916".
- Desert_Column battle Battle_of_Rafa.
- Desert_Column battle First_Battle_of_Gaza.
- Desert_Column battle Second_Battle_of_Gaza.
- Desert_Column battle Sinai_and_Palestine_Campaign.
- Desert_Column battle World_War_I.
- Desert_Column commandStructure Eastern_Force.
- Desert_Column commandStructure Egyptian_Expeditionary_Force.
- Desert_Column country British_Empire.
- Desert_Column notableCommander Philip_Chetwode,_1st_Baron_Chetwode.
- Desert_Column role "Mounted infantry, infantry".
- Desert_Column thumbnail Desert_Mounted_Corps.jpg?width=300.
- Desert_Column wikiPageID "37637686".
- Desert_Column wikiPageLength "16004".
- Desert_Column wikiPageOutDegree "66".
- Desert_Column wikiPageRevisionID "695147179".
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink 10th_Cavalry_Brigade_(British_Indian_Army).
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink 125th_(Lancashire_Fusiliers)_Brigade.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink 126th_(East_Lancashire)_Brigade.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink 127th_(Manchester)_Brigade.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink 12th_Cavalry_Brigade_(British_Indian_Army).
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink 13th_Cavalry_Brigade_(British_Indian_Army).
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink 155th_(South_Scottish)_Brigade.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink 156th_(Scottish_Rifles)_Brigade.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink 157th_(Highland_Light_Infantry)_Brigade.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink 1st_Light_Horse_Brigade.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink 2nd_Light_Horse_Brigade.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink 3rd_Light_Horse_Brigade.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink 42nd_(East_Lancashire)_Infantry_Division.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink 52nd_(Lowland)_Infantry_Division.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink ANZAC_Mounted_Division.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink Albany,_Western_Australia.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink Australian_Mounted_Division.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink Battle_of_Magdhaba.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink Battle_of_Rafa.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink Battle_of_Romani.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink British_Empire.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink Category:Commands_of_the_British_Army.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink Category:Egypt_in_World_War_I.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink Category:Expeditionary_units_and_formations.
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- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink Category:Military_units_and_formations_of_the_British_Army_in_World_War_I.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink Category:World_War_I_orders_of_battle.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink Cheshire_Regiment.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink Desert_Mounted_Corps.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink Eastern_Force.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink Edmund_Allenby,_1st_Viscount_Allenby.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink Egyptian_Expeditionary_Force.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink First_Battle_of_Gaza.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink Harry_Chauvel.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink Herefordshire_Light_Infantry.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink Imperial_Camel_Corps.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink John_Royston.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink Lincolnshire_Yeomanry.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink Middlesex_Regiment.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink Mount_Clarence,_Western_Australia.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink New_Zealand_Mounted_Rifles_Brigade.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink No._5_Wing_RAF.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink Percy_FitzGerald.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink Philip_Chetwode,_1st_Baron_Chetwode.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink Queens_Own_Dorset_Yeomanry.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink Queens_Own_Royal_West_Kent_Regiment.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink Queens_Royal_Regiment_(West_Surrey).
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink Royal_Sussex_Regiment.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink Royal_Welch_Fusiliers.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink Second_Battle_of_Gaza.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink Sinai_Peninsula.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink Sinai_and_Palestine_Campaign.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink Welch_Regiment.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink World_War_I.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLink File:Desert_Mounted_Corps.jpg.
- Desert_Column wikiPageWikiLinkText "Desert Column".
- Desert_Column battles Battle_of_Rafa.
- Desert_Column battles First_Battle_of_Gaza.
- Desert_Column battles Second_Battle_of_Gaza.
- Desert_Column battles Sinai_and_Palestine_Campaign.
- Desert_Column battles World_War_I.
- Desert_Column caption "The Desert Mounted Corps Memorial at Mount Clarence, Albany, Western Australia.".
- Desert_Column commandStructure "Egyptian Expeditionary Force, Eastern Force".
- Desert_Column dates "1916".
- Desert_Column notableCommanders Philip_Chetwode,_1st_Baron_Chetwode.
- Desert_Column role "Mounted infantry, infantry".
- Desert_Column type "Light horse, mounted rifle, infantry".
- Desert_Column unitName "Desert Column".
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- Desert_Column subject Category:Commands_of_the_British_Army.
- Desert_Column subject Category:Egypt_in_World_War_I.
- Desert_Column subject Category:Expeditionary_units_and_formations.
- Desert_Column subject Category:Military_units_and_formations_disestablished_in_1917.
- Desert_Column subject Category:Military_units_and_formations_established_in_1916.