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Edmund Allenby

1861–1936 · 20th century · Also known as Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby

Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, was a British cavalry officer and field marshal. Commanding the Egyptian Expeditionary Force from 1917, he took Beersheba and Gaza and entered Jerusalem in December 1917, then routed the Ottoman armies at Megiddo in September 1918 and occupied Damascus and Aleppo. From 1919 to 1925 he served as High Commissioner for Egypt.

Edmund Allenby
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