The XX Corps first saw action in the Beersheba phase of the Third Battle of Gaza on 31 October 1917.[2] The 60th and 74th Divisions captured Turkish outposts west of the town but were not involved in the final assault. Following Beersheba on 6 November, the corps made a frontal assault against the Turkish fortifications in the vicinity of Sheria where the 10th, 60th and 74th Divisions succeeded in breaking through. The 10th Division captured the Hareira Redoubt on 7 November[3] and the 60th Division advanced on Huj in support of the Australian Mounted Division's effort to cut off the retreating Turkish army.[4]
^"Australian Light Horse Studies Centre". Retrieved 6 May 2016.
^"Affair of Huj, 8 November 1917". Retrieved 6 May 2016.
^Perrett, Bryan (1999). Megiddo 1918: the last great cavalry victory. Osprey Publishing. ISBN1-85532-827-5.
^"King's Collections : Archive Catalogues : Military Archives". Retrieved 6 May 2016.
Bibliography
Doughty, Robert A. (2005). Pyrrhic Victory: French Strategy and Operation in the Great War. Cambridge, MA=London: Belknap Press.
Grainger, John D (2006). The Battle for Palestine, 1917. Woodbridge: Boydell Press.
January 26, 2023
corps, united, kingdom, this, article, about, united, kingdom, army, unit, other, units, same, name, corps, corps, army, corps, british, army, during, world, corpsxx, corps, formation, badge, activeworld, icountry, united, kingdombranchbritish, armytypefield, . This article is about the United Kingdom Army unit For other units of the same name see XX Corps The XX Corps was an army corps of the British Army during World War I XX CorpsXX Corps formation badge ActiveWorld War ICountry United KingdomBranchBritish ArmyTypeField corpsPart ofEgyptian Expeditionary ForceEngagementsWorld War I Sinai and Palestine Campaign Beersheba Battle of Megiddo Contents 1 First World War 2 General officers commanding 3 See also 4 References 5 BibliographyFirst World War EditThe Corps was formed in Palestine in June 1917 under Lieutenant General Philip Chetwode 1 Following the British failure in the Second Battle of Gaza the Egyptian Expeditionary Force underwent a major rearrangement with the appointment of General Edmund Allenby as the new Commander in Chief The infantry component of the force was divided into two corps XX Corps and XXI Corps The corps initially comprised four infantry divisions 2 10th Irish Division 53rd Welsh Division 60th 2 2nd London Division 74th Yeomanry DivisionThe XX Corps first saw action in the Beersheba phase of the Third Battle of Gaza on 31 October 1917 2 The 60th and 74th Divisions captured Turkish outposts west of the town but were not involved in the final assault Following Beersheba on 6 November the corps made a frontal assault against the Turkish fortifications in the vicinity of Sheria where the 10th 60th and 74th Divisions succeeded in breaking through The 10th Division captured the Hareira Redoubt on 7 November 3 and the 60th Division advanced on Huj in support of the Australian Mounted Division s effort to cut off the retreating Turkish army 4 During the Battle of Megiddo the formation was 5 Corps Troops 10th Irish Division 53rd Welsh DivisionGeneral officers commanding EditCommanders included 2 August 20 August 1917 Lieutenant General Sir Philip Chetwode 6 20 August 31 August 1917 Major General John Shea acting 31 August 1917 November 1918 Lieutenant General Sir Philip ChetwodeSee also EditBritish military historyReferences Edit The British Corps of 1914 1918 Retrieved 6 May 2016 a b Grainger 2006 pp 239 240 Australian Light Horse Studies Centre Retrieved 6 May 2016 Affair of Huj 8 November 1917 Retrieved 6 May 2016 Perrett Bryan 1999 Megiddo 1918 the last great cavalry victory Osprey Publishing ISBN 1 85532 827 5 King s Collections Archive Catalogues Military Archives Retrieved 6 May 2016 Bibliography EditDoughty Robert A 2005 Pyrrhic Victory French Strategy and Operation in the Great War Cambridge MA London Belknap Press Grainger John D 2006 The Battle for Palestine 1917 Woodbridge Boydell Press Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title XX Corps United Kingdom amp oldid 1105519769, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
