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**[http://www.kaiserscross.com/188001/279622.html Suez Canal 1914-1915] The Indian Army took over the first-line defence of the Suez Canal, supported by Allied warships. | **[http://www.kaiserscross.com/188001/279622.html Suez Canal 1914-1915] The Indian Army took over the first-line defence of the Suez Canal, supported by Allied warships. | ||
**[http://www.kaiserscross.com/188001/297622.html The 15th Ludhiana Sikhs and the Senussi. The Egyptian Western Desert, November 1915 to February 1916] | **[http://www.kaiserscross.com/188001/297622.html The 15th Ludhiana Sikhs and the Senussi. The Egyptian Western Desert, November 1915 to February 1916] | ||
*[http://stampomania.blogspot.com.au/2010/10/bhavnagar-imperial-service-lancers-wwi.html Bhavnagar Imperial Service Lancers – WWI] stampomania.blogspot.com. This regiment was stationed in Suez Canal, Sinai, Palestine and Syria. | |||
===Historical books online=== | ===Historical books online=== | ||
*[http://archive.org/stream/withramcinegypt00serjuoft#page/n7/mode/2up ''With the R.A.M.C. in Egypt''] by "Serjeant-Major, R.A.M.C." 1918 Archive.org. Briefly mentions Indian troops in Egypt. | *[http://archive.org/stream/withramcinegypt00serjuoft#page/n7/mode/2up ''With the R.A.M.C. in Egypt''] by "Serjeant-Major, R.A.M.C." 1918 Archive.org. Briefly mentions Indian troops in Egypt. | ||
Revision as of 14:01, 8 July 2013
This event is part of the First World War
Synopsis
In October 1914 British Indian forces under Maj-Gen Sir George Younghusband, Maj-Gen Herbert Cox and Maj-Gen Sir Charles Mills were posted to Egypt to secure the Suez Canal. In February 1915 the Turks were beaten back at Serapeum. In November 1915 a campaign was fought against the Senussi in Western Egypt.
Related articles
For further details of events during this period see the following articles
Action at Serapeum 3 February 1915
Actions against the Senussi 25 Dec 1915 and 23 Jan 1916
External links
- Harry Fecitt’s Harry’s Africa kaiserscross.com.
- Suez Canal 1914-1915 The Indian Army took over the first-line defence of the Suez Canal, supported by Allied warships.
- The 15th Ludhiana Sikhs and the Senussi. The Egyptian Western Desert, November 1915 to February 1916
- Bhavnagar Imperial Service Lancers – WWI stampomania.blogspot.com. This regiment was stationed in Suez Canal, Sinai, Palestine and Syria.
Historical books online
- With the R.A.M.C. in Egypt by "Serjeant-Major, R.A.M.C." 1918 Archive.org. Briefly mentions Indian troops in Egypt.