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1917-04-021917-04-15Noreuil

Gellibrand's advance began well but ended with a disastrous, ill planned and ill executed 'unauthorised' attack on Noreuil

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1917-03-26First Gaza

Britain's three major war objectives were to maintain maritime supremacy, preserve the balance of power in Europe, and the security of Egypt, India, and the Persian Gulf

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1917-03-17Action of 17 March 1917

Two flotillas of German torpedo boats set out from the coast of Flanders and split

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1917-03-16Action of 16 March 1917

After leaving port in March disguised as the Norwegian freighter Rena Norge, the Leopard set sail on its mission to disrupt Allied commerce

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1917-03-131917-04-23Samarrah Offensive

After Baghdad fell to the British on March 11, 1917, there were still 10,000 Ottoman troops north of the city, led by Khalil Pasha, who could represent a threat to Anglo-Indian forces

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1917-03-10Action of 10 March 1917

Although the Germans won the battle, their ship was badly damaged and they were forced to end their raid and return to Germany

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1917-03-081917-03-11Fall of Baghdad (1917)

On 11 March 1917, after a series of defeats, it captured Baghdad after a two-year campaign

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1917-02-23Second Kut

The battle was part of the British advance to Baghdad begun in December 1916 by a 50,000-man British force (mainly from British India) organized in two army corps

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1917-01-09Rafa

Following the first victory of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign at the Romani on 4 August 1916, British forces had been on the offensive in the Sinai

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1916-12-23Magdhaba

The attack was made (after a long night march) by Australian, British and New Zealand mounted troops against a well entrenched Ottoman force

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