Light Horse History General Sir Harry Chauvel Memorial

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Light Horse History

Light Horse History

General Sir Harry Chauvel

General Sir Harry Chauvel

Memorial plaque to Chauvel St Paul’s Cathedral Melbourne

Memorial plaque to Chauvel St Paul’s Cathedral Melbourne

Romani Sinai Desert Diorama from the Australian War Memorial

Romani Sinai Desert Diorama from the Australian War Memorial

The Allied forces lost 202 men, mostly ANZACS The Turkish toll was 1, 250

The Allied forces lost 202 men, mostly ANZACS The Turkish toll was 1, 250 killed, almost 4, 000 injured another 4, 000 captured

Michael Shanahan in hospital

Michael Shanahan in hospital

Bill the Bastard statue, Murrumburra, NSW

Bill the Bastard statue, Murrumburra, NSW

Charge of Beersheba

Charge of Beersheba

Chaaarge! – Painting by Jennifer and Ron Marshall www. lighthorseart. com. au

Chaaarge! – Painting by Jennifer and Ron Marshall www. lighthorseart. com. au

Sloan ‘Scotty’ Bolton DCM and Elsie

Sloan ‘Scotty’ Bolton DCM and Elsie

Watering the horses, Beersheba

Watering the horses, Beersheba

9 th Light Horse Jordan Valley

9 th Light Horse Jordan Valley

Light Horse troops near Megiddo with prisoners

Light Horse troops near Megiddo with prisoners

Jenin – taken by 9 th and 10 th Light Horse regiments

Jenin – taken by 9 th and 10 th Light Horse regiments

Queensland Black Watch

Queensland Black Watch

Frank Fisher – 11 th Light Horse Rugby player and Great Grandfather of Cathy

Frank Fisher – 11 th Light Horse Rugby player and Great Grandfather of Cathy Freeman

Semakh Station – in 1918 and now restored

Semakh Station – in 1918 and now restored

ANZAC monument Semakh

ANZAC monument Semakh

Chauvel leads the troops into Damascus

Chauvel leads the troops into Damascus

Governor’s residence - Damascus

Governor’s residence - Damascus

Turkish prisoners of war

Turkish prisoners of war

Balfour declaration

Balfour declaration

Accomplishments in 1918 � � Defeated 3 Turkish armies – that had decimated the

Accomplishments in 1918 � � Defeated 3 Turkish armies – that had decimated the ANZACs in Gallipoli Captured 75, 000 prisoners and 360 guns Ended the Ottoman Empire & the war in the Middle East Liberated ¾ of Palestine (today Jordan and northern Israel) and Syria (today Lebanon and Syria) & re-wrote the maps of the Middle East

ANZAC Light Horsemen � General Sir Harry Chauvel commanded a corps of 34, 000

ANZAC Light Horsemen � General Sir Harry Chauvel commanded a corps of 34, 000 mounted troops � They travelled 560 kilometres from Jaffa to Aleppo in 6 weeks on horseback � Attacked across a front of 160 kilometres � All accomplished while plagues of sickness were hitting the troops � Created the ANZAC Light Horse legend

Partition of the Ottoman Empire

Partition of the Ottoman Empire

Partition of Palestine Homeland for Arabs – 77% Became Jordan Homeland for Jews –

Partition of Palestine Homeland for Arabs – 77% Became Jordan Homeland for Jews – 23% Became Israel

Formation of the current Middle East � � � Republic of Turkey - 1923

Formation of the current Middle East � � � Republic of Turkey - 1923 Kingdom of Iraq - 1932 Lebanese Republic – 1943 Syrian Arab Republic – 1946 Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan - 1946 State of Israel - 1948

Netanyahu - Be’er Sheva 2017 “Exactly 100 years ago brave Anzac Soldiers liberated Beersheba

Netanyahu - Be’er Sheva 2017 “Exactly 100 years ago brave Anzac Soldiers liberated Beersheba for the sons and daughters of Abraham and opened the gateway for the Jewish people to re-enter this stage of history”

“Had the Ottoman rule in Palestine and Syria not been overthrown by the Australians

“Had the Ottoman rule in Palestine and Syria not been overthrown by the Australians and the New Zealanders, the Balfour Declaration would have been empty words. . . It did not create the state of Israel but enabled its creation. ” – Malcolm Turnbull Oct 31, 2017 Be’er Sheva

Zechariah 12: 2 -3 Jerusalem – a cup that causes reeling to all the

Zechariah 12: 2 -3 Jerusalem – a cup that causes reeling to all the people around