Seventh Army (Ottoman Empire)

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Seventh Army
Mehmed Esad Pasha and his men.jpg
Commander and men of III Corps, 1915
Active1877–?
August 12, 1917 [1] – November 7, 1918 [2]
CountryFlag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg  Ottoman Empire
SizeEffectively corps (although named as an army)
Part of Yildirim Army Group
Engagements Sinai and Palestine Campaign (World War I)
Battle of Megiddo
Commanders
Notable
commanders		 Mustafa Kemal (July 5 – October 9, 1917)
Fevzi Çakmak Paşa (October 9, 1917 – August 1918)
Mustafa Kemal (August 7 – November 7, 1918)

The Ottoman Seventh Army was a large military formation of the Ottoman Empire in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Although designated as an army, at least by 1918, it was only of corps strength.

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The Seventh Army was established in 1877 for service in Arabia and the Yemen. [3] By 1908 it consisted of the 13th and 14th infantry divisions, one cavalry regiment and one artillery regiment [4] and they were involved in combatting insurgent tribesmen in the Yemen. [5]

World War I

Order of Battle, August 1917

In August 1917, the army was structured as follows: [6]

In late 1917, commanded by Fevzi Pasha, the Seventh Army was ordered to advanced across the desert in order to bring pressure to bear upon Allenby's inland flank in Palestine. While Allenby attacked the Ottoman Eighth Army, his Australian Mounted Division was sent to hold back the advance of the Seventh Army. The Seventh Army did manage to force the Australians to retreat by several miles but ultimately the Australians held their line. After the British victory in the Battle of Mughar Ridge on 13 November (which did not directly involve the Seventh Army), Fevzi decided to withdraw the Seventh Army to guard Jerusalem. [7]

Order of Battle, January 1918

In January 1918, the army was structured as follows: [8]

Order of Battle, June 1918

Mustafa Fevzi Pasha, commander of the Seventh Army in June 1918 Fevzi cakmak.png
Mustafa Fevzi Pasha, commander of the Seventh Army in June 1918

In June 1918, the army was structured as follows: [9]

Order of Battle, September 1918

In September 1918, the army was structured as follows: [10]

The Seventh Army was destroyed by British aerial bombardment during its retreat from Nablus on 21 September 1918. [11]

After Mudros

Order of Battle, November 1918

In November 1918, the army was structured as follows: [12]

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References

  1. ↑ David Nicolle, colour plates by Rafaelle Ruggeri, The Ottoman Army 1914-18, Men-at-Arms 269, Ospray Publishing Ltd., 1994, ISBN   1-85532-412-1, p. 15.
  2. ↑ Zekeriya Türkmen, Mütareke Döneminde Ordunun Durumu ve Yeniden Yapılanması (1918-1920), Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, 2001, ISBN   975-16-1372-8, p. 30. (in Turkish)
  3. ↑ Erickson, Edward J (2003). Defeat in detail: the Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912-1913. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 6. ISBN   0-275-97888-5.
  4. ↑ Erickson, Edward J (2003). Defeat in detail: the Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912-1913. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 17. ISBN   0-275-97888-5.
  5. ↑ Erickson, Edward J (2003). Defeat in detail: the Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912-1913. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 19. ISBN   0-275-97888-5.
  6. ↑ Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN   0-313-31516-7, p. 170.
  7. ↑ "First World War.com - Battles - The Battle of Mughar Ridge, 1917". www.firstworldwar.com.
  8. ↑ Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN   0-313-31516-7, p. 181.
  9. ↑ Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN   0-313-31516-7, p. 188.
  10. ↑ Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN   0-313-31516-7, p. 197.
  11. ↑ "RAF History - Bomber Command 60th Anniversary". Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  12. ↑ Edward J. Erickson, Order to Die: A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Greenwood Press, 2001, ISBN   0-313-31516-7, p. 202.
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