Indian troops arrive at Suez
- Category:
- Military
- Front:
- Middle East
- Date:
- 9 September 1914
- Author:
- Natalia
- Tags:
- British India, Great Britain, Egypt
The British chronology of the war records under 9 September 1914 the arrival at Suez of the first units of Indian Expeditionary Force A. According to some studies, the first transports of the Lahore Division put in at Suez a day earlier, on 8 September.
These units had set out from India at the end of August. They were originally to replace the British garrison in Egypt and guard the Suez Canal, but in view of the heavy fighting in France London decided to send them to the Western Front. For most of them Egypt became only a stopover.
For the time being the Sirhind Brigade of the Lahore Division remained in Egypt, where it reinforced the defence of the canal under the command of General John Maxwell. It did not join the rest in France until the end of 1914. The main force sailed on across the Mediterranean and on 26 September landed at Marseille. The defence of the Suez Canal was soon taken over by other Indian units, which played an important part in repelling the Turkish attack in February 1915.
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