17-19 April 1917: The Second Battle of Gaza—The British & Imperial Desert Column was defeated by Gaza's Ottoman defenders far more decisively than in the First Battle of Gaza (26 March); the Entente campaign to capture Palestine ground to a halt, resulting in a six-month stalemate of trench warfare, cavalry patrols to identify enemy weak spots, & aerial dogfights above the trenches.
Lest we forget.
Commentary: The Palestine campaign so far: the Battles of Rafa, 9 January 1917 (№ DXXXI) & First Gaza (№ DXLII).
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