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1904

April

08
- Britain and France conclude the Entente CordialeOn 8 April 1904 Lansdowne and Cambon signed colonial agreements in London. France recognised British Egypt, and Britain French influence in Morocco.

1914

September

08
- General Maxwell takes command in EgyptOn 8 September 1914 General Sir John Maxwell took command of the British troops in Egypt. His main task was the defence of the Suez Canal.
09
- Indian troops arrive at SuezIn September 1914 the first units of Indian Expeditionary Force A reached Suez. Some stayed in Egypt, while the rest sailed on to France.
10
- German and Austro-Hungarian representatives expelled from EgyptIn September 1914 the authorities of Egypt, under British pressure, expelled the diplomatic and consular representatives of Germany and Austria-Hungary.
19
- Indian troops sail from Egypt to MarseilleOn 19 September 1914 the first units of Indian Expeditionary Force A sailed from Egypt for France. A week later they landed at Marseille.

October

November

December

1915

January

26
- Turkish march on the Suez CanalAt the end of January 1915 Djemal Pasha's Ottoman army crossed the Sinai desert. On 26 January its troops clashed with the British at Kantara.

February

March

25
- Indian Expeditionary Force F merged into Force EOn 25 March 1915 Indian Expeditionary Force F in Egypt was formally merged into Force E. Its brigades were already leaving for other fronts.

April

07
- Indian Expeditionary Force G sails for the DardanellesIn early April 1915 the first Indian units sailed from Egypt for the Dardanelles. They were the gunners of two mountain batteries attached to ANZAC.

November

December

1916

January

February

26
- Charge at AgagiaOn 26 February 1916 the Dorset Yeomanry caught the Senussi retreating from Agagia, broke them with a charge and captured their commander, Ja'far al-Askari.

March

May

22
- Action at BeringiaOn 22 May 1916 the army of Ali Dinar, Sultan of Darfur, hurled itself at Kelly's square at Beringia. In 40 minutes it was shattered by guns and Maxims.

June

10
- Outbreak of the revolt in MeccaAt dawn on 10 June 1916 Sharif Hussein's men attacked the Turkish garrison of Mecca. The city soon fell to them, but the fort and barracks held out until July.

July

19
- Ottoman offensive across the SinaiOn 19 July 1916 a British airman spotted Kress von Kressenstein's columns in Sinai. Turks and Germans were marching on Romani to shell the Suez Canal.

August

04
- Start of the Battle of RomaniOn the night of 3–4 August 1916 Kress von Kressenstein struck at Romani in Sinai. The Australians fell back until dawn; Mount Royston was retaken by 6 p.m.

September

22
- The Arabs take TaifOn 22 September 1916, after a three-month siege, the Turkish garrison of Ta'if surrendered to Emir Abdullah. Hejaz governor Ghalib Pasha was captured.

October

November

December

1917

January

09
- Action at RafahOn 9 January 1917 Chetwode's mounted troops took the Turkish redoubts at Rafah on the Sinai border, capturing over 1,600 men. No Turks remained in Sinai.

February

March

24
- British offensive in Palestine beginsOn 24 March 1917 General Dobell's Eastern Force moved from Rafah towards the Wadi Ghazze. The plan was to take Gaza in a single swift blow.

October

09
- Death of Sultan Hussein KamelOn 9 October 1917 Sultan Hussein Kamel of Egypt died in Cairo. The throne passed to his half-brother Ahmed Fuad, chosen by the British a few weeks earlier.

December

30
- Sinking of the troopship AragonOn 30 December 1917 off Alexandria UC-34 torpedoed the troopship Aragon, bound for Palestine, and the destroyer Attack rescuing survivors. About 620 died.