Key Information
Reference code
ROBERTSON, WR 8/1/78-79
Title
Letter from General Sir Edmund Allenby to Robertson, 3 Nov 1917, on the Battle of Beersheba
Date(s)
- 1917 Nov 3 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
10pp
Scope and content
Two copies of a letter to Robertson from Gen Sir Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Egyptian Expeditionary Force, on the progress of the offensive in Palestine (Third Battle of Gaza), notably the attack on, and capture of, Beersheba, 31 Oct, and a successful attack by 54 Div and part of 52 Div, on the outer defences of Gaza. 10pp.