Key Information
Reference code
ROBERTSON, WR 8/1/63
Title
Letter from General Sir Edmund Allenby to Robertson, 11 Jul 1917, about operations in Palestine
Date(s)
- 1917 Jul 11 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
10pp
Scope and content
Letter to Robertson from Gen Sir Edward Henry Hynman Allenby, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Egyptian Expeditionary Force, giving details of his plans for an offensive on the Palestine Front, namely an attack east of Gaza at Beersheba followed by an infantry advance towards Gaza and a cavalry sweep to cut off the Turkish retreat to Jerusalem; outlining his military needs, especially new aeroplanes; recommending the doubling of the railway and water pipe lines as far as Rafa. 10pp.