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outposts west of the town but were not involved in the final assault. Following Beersheba on 6 November, the corps made a frontal assault against the Turkish fortifications in the vicinity of Sheria where the 10th, 60th and 74th Divisions succeeded in breaking through. The 10th Division captured
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as the new Commander-in-Chief. The infantry component of the force was divided into two corps; XX Corps and
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the Hareira Redoubt on 7 November and the 60th Division advanced on Huj in support of the
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This article is about the United Kingdom Army unit. For other units of the same name, see
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31 August 1917 – November 1918 Lieutenant-General Sir Philip Chetwode
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underwent a major rearrangement with the appointment of General
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on 31 October 1917. The 60th and 74th Divisions captured
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The corps initially comprised four infantry divisions:
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Index

XX Corps

World War I
United Kingdom

British Army
Egyptian Expeditionary Force
World War I
Sinai and Palestine Campaign
Beersheba
Battle of Megiddo
corps
British Army
World War I
Palestine
Philip Chetwode
Second Battle of Gaza
Egyptian Expeditionary Force
Edmund Allenby
XXI Corps
10th (Irish) Division
53rd (Welsh) Division
60th (2/2nd London) Division
74th (Yeomanry) Division
Beersheba
Third Battle of Gaza
Turkish
Australian Mounted Division
Battle of Megiddo
Sir Philip Chetwode

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