Raid on Bir el Hassana
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The Raid on Bir el Hassana (Hasna) occurred in the Sinai Peninsula in February 1917, during World War I. It was a minor action between an augmented battalion of the Imperial Camel Corps on the one side and a score of Turkish troops plus some armed Bedouin on the other. The raid occasioned the first aeromedical evacuation in the British Army.
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1917 Raid on Bir el Hassana
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1917 | Raid on Bir el Hassana | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1917 | Raid on Nekhl | battle | Wikidata |
| site | fort | An-Nekhel Fortress | historic site, fortress | Wikidata | |