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Arab Revolt (1916)
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10 Jun 1916 — Sharif Hussein of Mecca raises revolt against Ottoman rule, on British promises of Arab independence. His sons’ armies — with a liaison officer named T. E. Lawrence — will cut the Hejaz railway and enter Damascus in 1918.
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- WWI outside Europe (chapter 9 of WWI)
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- The Great War, 1871–1923
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