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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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Turning point
Chapter
WWI outside Europe (chapter 9 of WWI)
Atlas
The Great War, 1871–1923
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