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Battle of Beersheba (1917)
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<p>The Battle of Beersheba was fought on 31 October 1917, when the <a href="/facts/British_Empire/hrsz0j7A">British Empire</a>'s <a href="/facts/Egyptian_Expeditionary_Force/oSUBfMBR">Egyptian Expeditionary Force</a> (EEF) attacked and captured the <a href="/facts/Ottoman_Empire/6QvfTRsg">Ottoman Empire</a>'s <a href="/facts/Yildirim_Army_Group/zF2etjzc">Yildirim Army Group</a> garrison at <a href="/facts/Beersheba/dKXzMLaC">Beersheba</a>, beginning the <a href="/facts/Southern_Palestine_Offensive/SeSyhg0M">Southern Palestine Offensive</a> of the <a href="/facts/Sinai_and_Palestine_campaign/sXxMkGFQ">Sinai and Palestine campaign</a> of <a href="/facts/World_War_I/vITTUanQ">World War I</a>. </p>