Battle of Beersheba (1938)
The Battle of Beersheba took place between Palestinian rebels and the British Mandate forces and led to the rebels taking control of the city.
| Battle of Beersheba | |||||||
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| Part of 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Palestinians | Mandatory Palestine | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Abd Al-Halim Al-Julani ("Shalaf") Military commander of the Hebron | Unknown British police chief † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 500 | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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Tens injured One missing 250 rifles and machine guns 50 ammo boxes 50 pistols 200 bombs | |||||||
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