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- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman abstract "The First Transjordan attack on Amman (known to the British as the First Attack on Amman) and to their enemy as the First Battle of the Jordan took place between 21 March and 2 April 1918, as a consequence of the successful Battle of Tell 'Asur which occurred after the Capture of Jericho in February and the Occupation of the Jordan Valley began, during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I. During the First Transjordan attack large incursions into Ottoman territory occurred. Firstly the Passage of the Jordan River, was successfully captured between 21 to 23 March, followed by the first occupation of Es Salt in the hills of Moab between 24 and 25 March. The First Battle of Amman took place between 27 and 31 March when the Anzac Mounted Division and the Imperial Camel Corps Brigade (fighting dismounted as infantry) were reinforced by two battalions of 181st Brigade followed by a second two battalions from the 180th Brigade (60th London Division) and artillery. The Fourth Army headquarters located in Amman was strongly garrisoned and during the battle received reinforcements on the Hejaz railway, the strength of which eventually forced the attacking force to retire back to the Jordan Valley between 31 March and 2 April. The Jordan Valley would continue to be occupied by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) through the summer until the middle of September 1918 when the Battle of Megiddo began.During the winter of 1917/1918, the considerable territorial gains by the EEF as a consequence of victories at the Battle of Mughar Ridge in November and the Battle of Jerusalem in December; from the Gaza – Beersheba line to the Jaffa–Jerusalem line, were consolidated. The front line was adjusted in February 1918 when the right flank of the Jaffa to Jerusalem line was secured by the capture of land to the east of Jerusalem and down into the Jordan Valley to Jericho and the Dead Sea. The Capture of Jericho was also a necessary precursor, along with the Action of Tell 'Asur, to advances by Allenby's force across the Jordan River and into the hills of Moab towards Es Salt and Amman.In March, after several unsuccessful attempts by a British Empire force of Australian, British and New Zealand swimmers, the first Transjordan attack began with the passage of the Jordan River. The swimmers eventually got lines across the fast-flowing river while under fire from Ottoman forces on the east bank, and pontoon bridges were quickly constructed so that infantry and New Zealand mounted troops could cross the river to attack Ottoman defenders on the east bank where a bridgehead was eventually established. Subsequently, Shea's force of infantry and mounted troops crossed the river and advanced eastwards across the high country; the central column of infantry moving along the main road quickly captured the Ottoman position at Shunet Nimrin on rising ground from the Jordan Valley and the town of Es Salt high in the hills. Meanwhile, the mounted columns continued marching to the north and south of the infantry column on to Amman 30 miles (48 km) east of Jericho on the high plateau. Their objective was to effectively cut the main supply line to the north and south of Amman by destroying long sections of the Hejaz Railway, including tunnels and a viaduct over which the railway travelled near the town. Amman was strongly defended by the Ottoman Army and the blown up sections of the railway were quickly replaced to allow reinforcements to continue to arrive and strengthen the defenders. British Empire infantry and artillery reinforcements were also sent forward from Es Salt, both of which took considerable time to cover the difficult and unfriendly terrain. Although the combined force of infantry and mounted troops made a determined attack on Amman, Shea was forced to retreat to the Jordan Valley from both Amman and Es Salt when it became clear the defenders were too strong, making it extremely difficult, if not impossible to achieve the operation's objective. The only territorial gains following the offensive were the establishment of bridgeheads on the eastern side of the river.".
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman causalties "1,010 wounded".
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman causalties "123 missing".
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman causalties "215 dead".
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman combatant "*".
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman combatant "Arab insurgents".
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman commander Cemal_Mersinli.
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman commander Edmund_Allenby,_1st_Viscount_Allenby.
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman commander Edward_Chaytor.
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman commander Enver_Pasha.
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman commander John_Shea_(Indian_Army_officer).
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman commander Otto_Liman_von_Sanders.
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman commander Philip_Chetwode,_1st_Baron_Chetwode.
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman date "1918-04-02".
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman isPartOfMilitaryConflict Middle_Eastern_theatre_of_World_War_I.
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman place Amman.
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman result "Ottoman victory".
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman strength "6,000 troops with 15 guns".
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- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman caption "Ottoman prisoners on their way to Jericho from Es Salt".
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman casualties "1000".
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman casualties "1010".
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman casualties "123".
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman casualties "1700".
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman casualties "215".
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman combatant "* * * Arab insurgents".
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman commander "Asim".
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman commander "E. Allenby".
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman commander "E. W. C. Chaytor".
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman commander "Enver Pasha".
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman commander "J. Shea".
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman commander "Jemal Pasha".
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman commander "Liman von Sanders".
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman commander "P. Chetwode".
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman conflict "First Transjordan attack/First Battle of the Jordan".
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman date "--03-21".
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- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman objective "establish crossing over the Jordan River, capture Es Salt in the Moab Mountains, advance to capture Amman and cut the Hejaz railway line of communication".
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman partof "the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I".
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman place "From the Jordan River to Es Salt and Amman".
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman quote "It was, in its way, one of the most daring exploits of the war. A weak division, aided by Australian mounted troops, crossed the Jordan and, cut off from the rest of our army, went clean through the Turks for a distance of forty miles, cut the railway and returned with all their wounded and hundreds of prisoners [but their dead had to be left behind]. Their jumping–off point was a thousand feet below sea level, the railway was four thousand feet above them. There were no roads through the mountains and it rained almost the whole time. They got there in forty–eight hours. When they reached Es Salt the inhabitants turned out en bloc to greet them, standing on the roofs of their houses and loosing off rifles into the air.".
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman quote "Pontoons had to be secured very strongly and yet allow for any sudden rise or fall ... These conditions made it a hazardous movement for mounted men, any break during the transit causing immersion in the raging water with little or no hope of surviving."".
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman result "Ottoman victory".
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman source "--05-15".
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman source "A. S. Benbow 9th Company, Imperial Camel Corps Brigade".
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman strength "6000".
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman units Fourth_Army_(Ottoman_Empire).
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman units "145".
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman units "3".
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman units "48".
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman units "German 703rd Infantry Battalion".
- First_Transjordan_attack_on_Amman units "Shea Group * 60th (London) Division * Anzac Mounted Division * Imperial Camel Corps Brigade".
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