Battle of El Tor (1915)
The Battle of El Tor was fought in 1915 between the United Kingdom, Sultanate of Egypt, the Ottoman and German empires, as a part of World War I.
| Battle of El Tor | |||||||
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| Part of the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Ottoman Empire German Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Mostafa Helmy |
Hussein Fawzi George Qandas | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| A platoon of the 2nd Egyptian Bayada battalion. | 3rd Division Ottoman | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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200+150, two blocks led by Yuzbashi Mostafa Helmy and other Egyptian officers. 200, Infantry Brigade 2/7 Gurkha Rifles. | 200 Bedouin, 1 Turkish officer and 2 German officers. | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1 Gurkha soldier killed. |
~60 Bedouins killed 100+ captured. | ||||||
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