"Arab Revolt Foot Rebels (Strelets)" Topic
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| Tango01 | 25 Jan 2018 3:42 p.m. PST |
"From the start the Arab Revolt was remarkably successful. When Sharif Husayn ibn Ali raised the standard of revolt in June 1916 his forces immediately took control of the holy city of Mecca and the port of Jiddah, and laid siege to Medina. After that progress was slow but steady, with much guerrilla warfare against isolated outposts and the Hijaz railway, the fall of more ports, particularly Aqaba, and finally the push into Syria resulting in the fall of Damascus. The Arabs received some assistance from France and Britain, and in time a regular Sharifian Army was organised, but the bulk of their forces were made up of tribal irregulars, which presented major problems as their nature was for raiding and withdrawal rather than sustained warfare such as that required to expel the Ottomans. Yet such men contributed to the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire, which changed the face of the Middle East forever…"
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| Cacique Caribe | 25 Jan 2018 4:25 p.m. PST |
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| Cyrus the Great | 26 Jan 2018 12:50 a.m. PST |
Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia. He was an English Guy. He came to fight the Turkish. |
| Cacique Caribe | 26 Jan 2018 9:53 a.m. PST |
Yep. He helped free some of those Arabs rebel from Ottoman control. Dan
PS. And he didn't mind getting burned by lit matches. :)
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| Tango01 | 26 Jan 2018 11:29 a.m. PST |
Glad you like them my good friend!. (smile) Amicalement
Armand |
 Legion 4   | 26 Jan 2018 3:57 p.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 27 Jan 2018 11:28 a.m. PST |
Glad you like them too my good friend!. Amicalement
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gets started with WWI British in 15mm.
