Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Stalemate in Southern Palestine lasted for six months, from the defeat of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) by the Ottoman Army at the Second Battle of Gaza in April 1917, until the EEF offensive began with the Battle of Beersheba on 31 October 1917. At this time the two hostile forces faced each other along the Gaza to Beersheba line, when neither side was able to force their opponent to withdraw, during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I.Units of the Ottoman Fourth Army were forced out of the Sinai Peninsula by a series of EEF victories beginning with the Battle of Romani in August 1916, followed by the Battle of Magdhaba in December and the Battle of Rafa in January 1917. The EEF then made two unsuccessful attempts to capture Gaza, beginning in March with the First Battle of Gaza, and followed in April by the Second Battle of Gaza. These two Ottoman victories halted the attempted EEF invasion of the Ottoman Empire's southern Palestine.During the six month-long stalemate which followed these operations, the EEF held positions on the edge of the Negev Desert, while both sides engaged in continuous trench warfare and contested mounted patrolling of the open eastern flank. Both sides took the opportunity to reorganise their forces and change commanders, conduct training and put in place preparations for future major battles which resulted in the EEF capture of Jerusalem in December 1917.. }
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- Stalemate_in_Southern_Palestine abstract "The Stalemate in Southern Palestine lasted for six months, from the defeat of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) by the Ottoman Army at the Second Battle of Gaza in April 1917, until the EEF offensive began with the Battle of Beersheba on 31 October 1917. At this time the two hostile forces faced each other along the Gaza to Beersheba line, when neither side was able to force their opponent to withdraw, during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I.Units of the Ottoman Fourth Army were forced out of the Sinai Peninsula by a series of EEF victories beginning with the Battle of Romani in August 1916, followed by the Battle of Magdhaba in December and the Battle of Rafa in January 1917. The EEF then made two unsuccessful attempts to capture Gaza, beginning in March with the First Battle of Gaza, and followed in April by the Second Battle of Gaza. These two Ottoman victories halted the attempted EEF invasion of the Ottoman Empire's southern Palestine.During the six month-long stalemate which followed these operations, the EEF held positions on the edge of the Negev Desert, while both sides engaged in continuous trench warfare and contested mounted patrolling of the open eastern flank. Both sides took the opportunity to reorganise their forces and change commanders, conduct training and put in place preparations for future major battles which resulted in the EEF capture of Jerusalem in December 1917.".