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Sinai campaign map

  • Egyptian Expeditionary Force
    Advances to line Romani-Katia (Apr 1916)

    Fourth Ottoman Army
    Attacks on Katia/Romani (Apr/Aug 1916)

    Sinai Railway & Water Pipeline
    Extended to Romani (May 1916)

    ACTION AT KATIA Click to read more
    BATTLE AT ROMANI Click to read more

  • Egyptian Expeditionary Force
    Advances to Bir el Abd (Aug 1916). Long range patrols on southern flank

    Fourth Ottoman Army
    Retreats to Bir el Mazaar (Aug 1916)

    Sinai Railway & Water Pipeline
    Extended to Bir el Abd (Nov 1916)

  • Egyptian Expeditionary Force
    Advances to Bir el Mazaar (Sep 1916). Long range patrols on southern flank

    Fourth Ottoman Army
    Retreats to El Arish (Sep 1916)

    Sinai Railway & Water Pipeline
    Extended to Bir el Mazaar (Dec 1916)

  • Egyptian Expeditionary Force
    Advances to El Arish (Dec 1916). Long range patrols on southern flank

    Fourth Ottoman Army
    Retreats to Rafa (Dec 1916)

    Sinai Railway & Water Pipeline
    Extended to El Arish (Dec 1916)

    BATTLE OF MAGDHABA Click to read more

  • Egyptian Expeditionary Force
    Advances to Rafa (Jan 1917). Demolition raids against Ottoman rail installations El Kossaima-El Audja-Beersheba

    Fourth Ottoman Army
    Retreats to Gaza-Beersheba line (Jan 1917). Remaining Sinai outposts withdrawn

    Sinai Railway & Water Pipeline
    Extended to Sheikh Zowaiid (Mar 1917)

    BATTLE OF RAFA Click to read more

Step through the maps above to see how events unfolded during the Sinai Campaign which lasted from March 1916 to January 1917.

Note the New Zealanders were part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force.

Credit

Ministry for Culture and Heritage

How to cite this page

Sinai campaign map, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/interactive/sinai-campaign-map, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated