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Capture of Jericho

BelligerentsBritish EmpireUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandAustraliaNew ZealandOttoman EmpireCommanders and leadersEdmund AllenbyPhilip Chetwode John SheaEdward ChaytorOtto Liman von SandersDjemal PashaAli Fuad BeyRefet BeyUnits involvedXX Corps60th (London) Division53rd (Welsh) Divisionand Desert Mounted Corps's 1st Light Horse BrigadeNew Zealand Mounted Rifles BrigadeYildirim Army GroupSeventh ArmyXX Corps26th Division53rd DivisionStrength 6,800 3,000Casualties and losses 510 144 prisoners, 8 machine gunsThe Capture of Jericho occurred between 19 and 21 February 1918 to the east of Jerusalem beginning the Occupation of the Jordan Valley during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of the First World War.

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