World War 1, Middle East Mansoura Bridge, 10 Australian Light Horse, 1919
1915Mansura Bridge Guard
Mansoura lies on the east bank of the Damietta branch of the Nile, in the Delta region. Mansoura is about 120 km northeast of Cairo. Across from the city, on the opposite bank of the Nile, is the town of Talkha.
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In early March 1919, demonstrations in Cairo, mainly by students, initiated an outburst of anti-British rioting, which within a few days spread through all the lower provinces and extended to upper Egypt. The situation was exacerbated by the local civil service's declaration of a general strike and the rapid suspension of railway and telegraph services. In the absence of a large British force in Egypt, elements of the Australian and ANZAC Mounted Divisions, then awaiting embarkation to Australia, were instructed to restore order. One of the tasks was to guard the railway bridge at Mansoura. Within a month of the uprising order had been restored and principal political agitators imprisoned. The flexibility and mobility of the ANZAC forces involved were principal factors in the suppression of the rioting.
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- World War 1, Middle East Mansoura Bridge, 10 Australian Light Horse, 1919 (0km away)
- World War 1, Middle East Mansoura Bridge, 10 Australian Light Horse, 1919 (0km away)
- World War 1, Middle East, Egypt, Hehia, 10 Australian Light Horse, 1918 (46.28km away)
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- World War 1, Middle East, 3 Australian General Hospital, 1916 (65.25km away)
- World War 1, Middle East, BAKER, 3 Australian General Hospital, 1916 (65.35km away)
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