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Ottoman camel corps, First Suez Offensive
Ottoman camel corps, First Suez Offensive
Credit: Photo: American Colony; Restoration: Lise Broer

The Ottoman camel corps at Beersheba before the First Suez Offensive of World War I. Although the main thrust of the offensive on February 3, 1915, was unsuccessful in capturing the Suez Canal, the Ottoman army achieved its objective because the British were forced to keep more troops in Egypt than they had expected.