Allenby
[al-uh n-bee]
- 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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I felt racism on the part of the security at Allenby Bridge.
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Allenby's first impression was one of disappointment at the failure of the device.
Pleasant JourneyRichard F. Thieme
Byng with the 3rd Cavalry Division was placed under Allenby.
1914John French, Viscount of Ypres
The cavalry, under General Allenby, were ordered to cover the retirement.
World's War Events, Vol. IVarious
Allenby is 300 miles from Aleppo and 110 miles from Damascus.
Even in Palestine it took Allenby months to substantiate his position.
A Short History of the Great WarA. F. Pollard
Allenby
- 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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