Campaigns of the Arab Revolt

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Arabia and Southern Arabia Campaigns

Part of Middle Eastern theatre of World War I

Flag of the Arab Revolt

Date	June, 1916-January, 1919
Location	Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon
Result	Armistice of Mudros Treaty of Sèvres

Belligerents

Hashemite Arabs

United Kingdom

Ottoman Empire

Commanders

Faisal

T.E. Lawrence

Ahmed Djemal

Fakhri Pasha

The Arab Revolt started by Sherif Hussein ibn Ali had a series of campaigns, starting from Mecca in June 1916. Here is a list of these campaigns:

Battle of Makkah started on the morning of June 10, 1916 and it was the beginning of the Arab Revolt. The battle was ended with the capture of this holy city by the forces of Sherif Hussein ibn Ali.
Jeddah was attacked on June 9 by 4000 Sharifian forces.
Siege of Medina was started in the middle of 1916 and continued till 9 January 1919. Fakhri Pasha's herioc and stubborn resistance was cause of this long siege.
Taif was surrendered to Hashemite forces on September 23, 1916.
Al Lith was occupied by Sharifian forces on June 23.
Yanbu was captured on July 27.
Qunfudah was captured on October 10.
Wejh, the port city was captured in the mid of January 1917 with little difficulty. Only 200 Ottoman soldiers were there.
Aqaba fell to Sharifian forces on July 6, 1917.

The Battle of Wadi Musa was fought on 23 October 1917 when Ottoman army was sent to deal with Sharifian army camped at Wadi Musa. Before the Ottoman unit reached Wadi Musa, they were intercepted by 700 Arab troops under the command of Maulood Mukhlis. Four hundred Ottomans were killed and 300 were captured.