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Battle of Aqaba
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “seizure of the jordanian port of aqaba by forces of the arab revolt”. Today it says “fought for the red sea port of aqaba”.
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Lawrence Unknown Strength 5,000 men naval assistance garrison: 550 men one infantry battalion (approximately 450 men) Casualties and losses 2 killed unknown wounded 300 killed and wounded 700 captured The Battle of Aqaba was fought for the Red Sea port of Aqaba (now in Jordan ) during the Arab Revolt of World War I . The attacking forces, led by Sherif Nasir and Auda abu Tayi and advised by T. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia"), were victorious over the Ottoman Empire defenders.
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seizure of the jordanian port of aqaba by forces of the arab revolt
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fought for the red sea port of aqaba
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