Allenby

[al-uh n-bee]

noun

Edmund Henry Hyn·man

[hin-muh n] /ˈhɪn mən/, 1st Viscount,1861–1936, British field marshal: commander of British forces in Egypt in World War I and conqueror of Jerusalem (1917).

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Examples from the Web for allenby

Contemporary Examples of allenby

I felt racism on the part of the security at Allenby Bridge.
The Palestinian Artist Trapped in the West Bank: ‘Every Minute, for Me, Was Like a Knife in My Heart.’
Justin Jones
July 16, 2014

Historical Examples of allenby

Allenby's first impression was one of disappointment at the failure of the device.
Pleasant Journey
Richard F. Thieme
Byng with the 3rd Cavalry Division was placed under Allenby.
1914
John French, Viscount of Ypres
The cavalry, under General Allenby, were ordered to cover the retirement.
World's War Events, Vol. I
Various
Allenby is 300 miles from Aleppo and 110 miles from Damascus.
Current History, Vol. VIII, No. 3, June 1918
Various
Even in Palestine it took Allenby months to substantiate his position.
A Short History of the Great War
A. F. Pollard

British Dictionary definitions for allenby

Allenby

noun

Edmund Henry Hynman, 1st Viscount. 1861–1936, British field marshal who captured Palestine and Syria from the Turks in 1918; high commissioner in Egypt (1919–25)

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