1 August 1914: Germany and the Ottoman Empire sign a secret treaty.
4 August 1914: Britain declares war on Germany.
10 August 1914: The German warships Goeben and Breslau take refuge in the Dardanelles.
8 September 1914: Indian troops start arriving in Egypt.
27 September 1914: 42nd (East Lancashire) Division begins arriving in Egypt.
29 October 1914: The Ottoman Empire attacks Russia.
2 November 1914: Martial Law declared in Egypt, with Major General Sir John Maxwell effectively running the country.
3 November 1914: Royal Navy warships bombard Ottoman forts on the Dardanelles.
5 November 1914: Britain declares war on the Ottoman Empire.
17 November 1914: The first detachment of the Royal Flying Corps arrives in Egypt.
3 December 1914: The first convoy of ANZAC troops arrives in Egypt.
18 December 1914: Egypt declared a British Protectorate.
14 January 1915: Ottoman forces leave Beersheba to attack the Suez Canal.
3 February 1915: Battle of the Suez Canal.
25 April 1915: British landings in the Dardanelles mark the start of the Gallipoli Campaign.
5 November 1915: German submarine U-35 sinks HMS Tara, and hands the prisoners over to the Senussi. U-35 then bombards British and Egyptian forces at Sollum.
20 November 1915: The Western Frontier Force formed to fight the Senussi.
22 November 1915: Egyptian Coastguard bases at Sidi Barani and Baqbaq abandoned to the Senussi.
23 November 1915: Egyptian Coastguard base at Sollum abandoned to the Senussi.
11 December 1915: British column ambushed by the Senussi at Wadi Senab.
13 December 1915: British column ambushed by the Senussi at Wadi Hasheifiat.
20 December 1915: British and Anzac troops withdrawn from Suvla Bay and Anzac Cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula.
25 December 1915: British forces attack the Senussi camp at Jebel Medwa/Wadi Majid.
8 January 1916: British forces withdrawn from Cape Helles, marking the end of the Gallipoli campaign.
23 January 1916: British forces attack the Senussi camp at Halazin.
February 1916: Work begins on a railway into the Sinai Desert, to supply British forces once the advance begins. A pipeline soon follows, although work on this is slower.
26 February 1916: British forces attack the Senussi camp at Agagia.
10 March 1916: The military governor in Egypt, Major General Sir John Maxwell, is recalled to the UK. Lieutenant General Sir Archibald Murray, previously commander of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in Gallipoli, is placed in command of all forces in Egypt. These are now to be known as the Egyptian Expeditionary Force.
14 March 1916: British forces retake Sollum, and then attack a Senussi camp at Bir ‘Aziz.
17 March 1916: An armoured car column rescues the survivors from HMS Tara.
23 April 1916: 5th Mounted Brigade takes heavy casualties at Qatia and Oghratina stopping an Ottoman force from attacking the Suez Canal.
5 June 1916: Opening shots of the Arab Revolt.
9 July 1916: Arab forces capture Mecca.
3-5 August 1916: British victory in the Battle of Romani.
20 October 1916: British forces reoccupy Bahariya and Dakhla oases in the Western Desert.
23 December 1916: British forces capture Ottoman garrison at El Magdhaba.
9 January 1917: British forces capture Ottoman garrison at El Magruntein (Rafa).
3 February 1917: A British armoured car force recaptured Siwa Oasis, the last Senussi stronghold in Egypt.
20 March 1917: Lieutenant Frank McNamara, No. 1 Squadron Australian Flying Corps, wins the first Victoria Cross of the Egypt and Palestine campaigns.
26-27 March 1917: British defeat at 1st Battle of Gaza.
14 April 1917: Peace is signed between Britain, Italy, and the Senussi.
17-19 April 1917: British defeat at 2nd Battle of Gaza.
22 May 1917: Massed cavalry raid on the Ottoman railway south of Beersheba.
5 June 1917: 2nd Lieutenant John Manson Craig, 1/4th Royal Scots Fusiliers, wins the first Victoria Cross for ground action during the campaigns.
27 June 1917: General Sir Edmund Allenby replaces General Sir Archibald Murray as commander of the EEF.
6 July 1917: Arab forces seize Aqaba.
27 October 1917: Start of artillery bombardment on Gaza.
31 October 1917: XX Corps and Desert Mounted Corps take Beersheba.
2 November 1917: XXI Corps attack Gaza.
3 November 1917: Break out from Beersheba begins.
7 November 1917: British find that the Ottomans have evacuated Gaza, and occupy it.
7-8 November 1917: British force a crossing on the Wadi Hesi.
11-13 November 1917: British break through the defensive line around Junction Station, particularly El Tine and El Mughar Ridge.
12 November 1917: Ottoman counter-attack at Balin, halted by Australian Mounted Division.
14 November 1917: British capture Junction Station.
18 November 1917: British resume attacks, XX Corps north to capture Jaffa and XXI Corps east into the Judean Mountains.
21 November 1917: British forces attack Nabi Samwil, just west of Jerusalem and overlooking the main approaches to the Holy City. Heavy fighting continues for several weeks, with heavy casualties on both sides.
24-25 November 1917: XX Corps attacks across the Nahr el Auja river, north of Jaffa, but is forced to retreat.
25 November 1917: XXI Corps halts its advance in the Judean Mountains.
27 November – 1 December 1917: Ottoman forces make several counter attacks west of Jerusalem. The British hold, while XX Corps replaces XXI Corps.
8 December 1917: XX Corps begins their advance on Jerusalem. The Ottomans evacuate the city that night.
9 December 1917: British forces enter Jerusalem.
11 December 1917: Official surrender of Jerusalem to General Allenby. Advance continues north and west of the city.
20-22 December 1917: XXI Corps crosses the Nahr el Auja, advancing several miles and making the port at Jaffa secure for use.
27 December 1917: Ottomans forces make counter attacks north of Jerusalem. The British defeat the attacks, and then advance themselves.
30 December 1917: Both sides cease operations.
19 February 1918: XX Corps advances into the Jordan Valley.
21 February 1918: XX Corps occupies Jericho.
8-12 March 1918: British push north from Jerusalem.
21 March – 2 April 1918: 1st Es Salt/Amman Raid.
11 April 1918: Ottoman counter-attacks on Ghoraniyeh Bridgehead, across the River Jordan.
30 April – 4 May 1918: 2nd Es Salt/Amman Raid.
April – June 1918: Extensive transfer of British troops from Palestine to France, and replacement with Indian troops.
19 September 1918: EEF launch Battle of Megiddo, advancing north towards Syria. Ottoman lines are broken in the Battle of Sharon (on the coast) and Battle of Mount Ephraim (Judean Mountains).
20 September 1918: British cavalry raid Ottoman headquarters at Nazareth.
21 September 1918: Royal Air Force destroys the remains of the Ottoman 7th Army in the Wadi Fara.
23 September 1918: British forces capture Acre and Haifa.
24 September 1918: Australian cavalry reach Sea of Galilee.
25 September 1918: British forces capture Amman.
27 September 1918: Arab forces capture Deraa.
1 October 1918: British and Arab forces take Damascus.
8 October 1918: Indian troops take Beirut.
13 October 1918: British forces take Tripolis.
15 October 1918: British forces take Homs.
25 October 1918: Arab forces reach Aleppo.
26 October 1918: British forces reach Aleppo.
31 October 1918: Ottoman Empire signs an Armistice.
March – July 1919: Egyptian Revolt.
4 August 1914: Britain declares war on Germany.
10 August 1914: The German warships Goeben and Breslau take refuge in the Dardanelles.
8 September 1914: Indian troops start arriving in Egypt.
27 September 1914: 42nd (East Lancashire) Division begins arriving in Egypt.
29 October 1914: The Ottoman Empire attacks Russia.
2 November 1914: Martial Law declared in Egypt, with Major General Sir John Maxwell effectively running the country.
3 November 1914: Royal Navy warships bombard Ottoman forts on the Dardanelles.
5 November 1914: Britain declares war on the Ottoman Empire.
17 November 1914: The first detachment of the Royal Flying Corps arrives in Egypt.
3 December 1914: The first convoy of ANZAC troops arrives in Egypt.
18 December 1914: Egypt declared a British Protectorate.
14 January 1915: Ottoman forces leave Beersheba to attack the Suez Canal.
3 February 1915: Battle of the Suez Canal.
25 April 1915: British landings in the Dardanelles mark the start of the Gallipoli Campaign.
5 November 1915: German submarine U-35 sinks HMS Tara, and hands the prisoners over to the Senussi. U-35 then bombards British and Egyptian forces at Sollum.
20 November 1915: The Western Frontier Force formed to fight the Senussi.
22 November 1915: Egyptian Coastguard bases at Sidi Barani and Baqbaq abandoned to the Senussi.
23 November 1915: Egyptian Coastguard base at Sollum abandoned to the Senussi.
11 December 1915: British column ambushed by the Senussi at Wadi Senab.
13 December 1915: British column ambushed by the Senussi at Wadi Hasheifiat.
20 December 1915: British and Anzac troops withdrawn from Suvla Bay and Anzac Cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula.
25 December 1915: British forces attack the Senussi camp at Jebel Medwa/Wadi Majid.
8 January 1916: British forces withdrawn from Cape Helles, marking the end of the Gallipoli campaign.
23 January 1916: British forces attack the Senussi camp at Halazin.
February 1916: Work begins on a railway into the Sinai Desert, to supply British forces once the advance begins. A pipeline soon follows, although work on this is slower.
26 February 1916: British forces attack the Senussi camp at Agagia.
10 March 1916: The military governor in Egypt, Major General Sir John Maxwell, is recalled to the UK. Lieutenant General Sir Archibald Murray, previously commander of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in Gallipoli, is placed in command of all forces in Egypt. These are now to be known as the Egyptian Expeditionary Force.
14 March 1916: British forces retake Sollum, and then attack a Senussi camp at Bir ‘Aziz.
17 March 1916: An armoured car column rescues the survivors from HMS Tara.
23 April 1916: 5th Mounted Brigade takes heavy casualties at Qatia and Oghratina stopping an Ottoman force from attacking the Suez Canal.
5 June 1916: Opening shots of the Arab Revolt.
9 July 1916: Arab forces capture Mecca.
3-5 August 1916: British victory in the Battle of Romani.
20 October 1916: British forces reoccupy Bahariya and Dakhla oases in the Western Desert.
23 December 1916: British forces capture Ottoman garrison at El Magdhaba.
9 January 1917: British forces capture Ottoman garrison at El Magruntein (Rafa).
3 February 1917: A British armoured car force recaptured Siwa Oasis, the last Senussi stronghold in Egypt.
20 March 1917: Lieutenant Frank McNamara, No. 1 Squadron Australian Flying Corps, wins the first Victoria Cross of the Egypt and Palestine campaigns.
26-27 March 1917: British defeat at 1st Battle of Gaza.
14 April 1917: Peace is signed between Britain, Italy, and the Senussi.
17-19 April 1917: British defeat at 2nd Battle of Gaza.
22 May 1917: Massed cavalry raid on the Ottoman railway south of Beersheba.
5 June 1917: 2nd Lieutenant John Manson Craig, 1/4th Royal Scots Fusiliers, wins the first Victoria Cross for ground action during the campaigns.
27 June 1917: General Sir Edmund Allenby replaces General Sir Archibald Murray as commander of the EEF.
6 July 1917: Arab forces seize Aqaba.
27 October 1917: Start of artillery bombardment on Gaza.
31 October 1917: XX Corps and Desert Mounted Corps take Beersheba.
2 November 1917: XXI Corps attack Gaza.
3 November 1917: Break out from Beersheba begins.
7 November 1917: British find that the Ottomans have evacuated Gaza, and occupy it.
7-8 November 1917: British force a crossing on the Wadi Hesi.
11-13 November 1917: British break through the defensive line around Junction Station, particularly El Tine and El Mughar Ridge.
12 November 1917: Ottoman counter-attack at Balin, halted by Australian Mounted Division.
14 November 1917: British capture Junction Station.
18 November 1917: British resume attacks, XX Corps north to capture Jaffa and XXI Corps east into the Judean Mountains.
21 November 1917: British forces attack Nabi Samwil, just west of Jerusalem and overlooking the main approaches to the Holy City. Heavy fighting continues for several weeks, with heavy casualties on both sides.
24-25 November 1917: XX Corps attacks across the Nahr el Auja river, north of Jaffa, but is forced to retreat.
25 November 1917: XXI Corps halts its advance in the Judean Mountains.
27 November – 1 December 1917: Ottoman forces make several counter attacks west of Jerusalem. The British hold, while XX Corps replaces XXI Corps.
8 December 1917: XX Corps begins their advance on Jerusalem. The Ottomans evacuate the city that night.
9 December 1917: British forces enter Jerusalem.
11 December 1917: Official surrender of Jerusalem to General Allenby. Advance continues north and west of the city.
20-22 December 1917: XXI Corps crosses the Nahr el Auja, advancing several miles and making the port at Jaffa secure for use.
27 December 1917: Ottomans forces make counter attacks north of Jerusalem. The British defeat the attacks, and then advance themselves.
30 December 1917: Both sides cease operations.
19 February 1918: XX Corps advances into the Jordan Valley.
21 February 1918: XX Corps occupies Jericho.
8-12 March 1918: British push north from Jerusalem.
21 March – 2 April 1918: 1st Es Salt/Amman Raid.
11 April 1918: Ottoman counter-attacks on Ghoraniyeh Bridgehead, across the River Jordan.
30 April – 4 May 1918: 2nd Es Salt/Amman Raid.
April – June 1918: Extensive transfer of British troops from Palestine to France, and replacement with Indian troops.
19 September 1918: EEF launch Battle of Megiddo, advancing north towards Syria. Ottoman lines are broken in the Battle of Sharon (on the coast) and Battle of Mount Ephraim (Judean Mountains).
20 September 1918: British cavalry raid Ottoman headquarters at Nazareth.
21 September 1918: Royal Air Force destroys the remains of the Ottoman 7th Army in the Wadi Fara.
23 September 1918: British forces capture Acre and Haifa.
24 September 1918: Australian cavalry reach Sea of Galilee.
25 September 1918: British forces capture Amman.
27 September 1918: Arab forces capture Deraa.
1 October 1918: British and Arab forces take Damascus.
8 October 1918: Indian troops take Beirut.
13 October 1918: British forces take Tripolis.
15 October 1918: British forces take Homs.
25 October 1918: Arab forces reach Aleppo.
26 October 1918: British forces reach Aleppo.
31 October 1918: Ottoman Empire signs an Armistice.
March – July 1919: Egyptian Revolt.