Alexandretta
Britishnoun
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Kitchener was keen on an invasion of the Turkish city of Alexandretta, now Iskenderun, using the new British troops along with Australian, New Zealand and Indian formations.
From The Guardian • Jul. 30, 2014
He explains why Alexandretta, now called of Iskenderun, on the Mediterranean near the Turkish-Syrian border, looked to Lawrence and others like the Ottoman Empire’s most vulnerable point.
From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2013
Though Lawrence imagined the Syrian and Armenian uprisings that might further undermine Ottoman control of the Alexandretta region, the British looked eastward, designating the Dardanelles as the place to send wave after wave of troops.
From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2013
France has chipped in with a loan to Alexandretta on terms pleasing to The Turkish Dictator.
From Time Magazine Archive
Doris, a protected cruiser, appeared off Alexandretta and destroyed four bridges on the road and railway between that town and Payaz.
From The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 8) History of the European War from Official Sources by Reynolds, Francis J. (Francis Joseph)
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