Well, that was straight in and out. Guy must have read a few T-dog posts

Tough day Flash. Thought I put it on "On This Day" and when I went by it later I did a I cold have sworn I  here today.  What did I do with it.  When I found it I was supprised.  Getting old aint alot of fun but it beats the alternative.

You sure you're not pulling the Dog out of the cr*p? Don't worry, he likes it there. Suits him.

 

Yes, I found it. Huge subject. brave man.

You know everyone says that the Turks were the weak link in the Axis alliance but they really didn't do all that bad. They stopped the British at the Dardanelles and forced the British Mesopotamin Expeditionary Force to surrender at Al-Kut.

What's this doing in American History?

True, the Turks did perform far better than the Allies anticipated. But when the collapse came it came swiftly. Defeat in the Caucasus to the Russians and especially the loss of the Holy Land to the British, which robbed the Sultan of his spiritual authority, meant the end was upon them.   

Mark,

 

        Didn't the actual end of the Empire occur in 1922?

The dynasty ended in 1922, but the Empire was carved up by the Allies in the peace treaty of 1919. The settlement was revised in 1923 with a few islands in the Aegean being restored to the new Turkish Republic.

I am staggered you missed this one, Mark

 

The Last British Army Cavalry Charge

The last British Army cavalry charge was at the Battle of El Mughar, near Jerusalem, on 13 November 1917. The Buckinghamshire Hussars, supported by the Dorset and Berkshire Yeomanry Regiments, overran a Turkish position, taking several hundred prisoners.

 

Gordon Muriel Flowerdew VC (January 2, 1885 �?March 30, 1918) was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces, received for his actions at the Battle of Moreuil Wood.

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He was 33 years old, and a lieutenant in Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians), Canadian Army during the First World War when the following deed, nicknamed "The Last Great Cavalry Charge", took place. For his actions in this battle he was awarded the VC.

For most conspicuous bravery and dash when in command of a squadron detailed for special services of a very important nature. On reaching his first objective, Lieutenant Flowerdew saw two lines of enemy, each about sixty strong, with machine guns in the centre and flanks; one line being about two hundred yards behind the other. Realizing the critical nature of the operation and how much depended on it, Lieut. Flowerdew ordered a troop under Lieut. Harvey, VC, to dismount and carry out a special movement, while he led the remaining three troops to the charge. The squadron (less one troop) passed over both lines, killing many of the enemy with the sword; and wheeling about galloping on them again. Although the squadron had then lost about 70 per cent of its members, killed and wounded from rifle and machine gun fire directed on it from the front and both flanks, the enemy broke and retired. The survivors of the squadron then established themselves in a position where they were joined, after much hand-to-hand fighting, by Lieut. Harvey's part. Lieut. Flowerdew was dangerously wounded through both thighs during the operation, but continued to cheer his men. There can be no doubt that this officer's great valour was the prime factor in the capture of the position.

Floerdew's VC was one of twenty awarded during the battle of Moreil Wood.