Key Information
Reference code
ROBERTSON, WR 8/1/82
Title
Letter from General Sir Edmund Allenby to Robertson, 4 Dec 1917, about operations in Palestine
Date(s)
- 1917 Dec 4 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
8pp
Scope and content
Letter to Robertson from Gen Sir Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Egyptian Expeditionary Force, on operations in Palestine, notably describing the pursuit of Turko-German troops towards Jerusalem, especially fighting near the Jerusalem-Nablus road; outlining his plans, once reinforcements have been brought up, for an attack to the north of Jerusalem to gain the Jerusalem-Nablus road and Bire; details of supplies, weather, health and manpower needs. 8pp.