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The Capture of Jisr ed Damieh took place on 22 September 1918 during the Third Transjordan attack of the Battle of Nablus which, along with the main Battle of Sharon formed the Battle of Megiddo fought during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of the First World War. Units of Chaytor's Force under the commanded by Brigadier-General William Meldrum, and known as "Meldrum's Force", attacked and captured the bridge. This successful attack cut the most direct line of retreat from the Judean Hills for the Seventh and remnants of the Eighth Armies, while units from these two armies were moving towards, and crossing the Jisr ed Damieh bridge over the Jordan River. This victory by Meldrum's Force opened the way for Chaytor's Force to advance along the main Nablus to Es Salt road to capture Es Salt a

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  • Capture of Jisr ed Damieh (en)
  • معركة جسر دامية (ar)
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  • معركة جسر دامية أو الاستيلاء على جسر دامية هي معركة وقعت في 22 سبتمبر 1918م عند جسر دامية الذي يمر فوق نهر الأردن ويربط بين فلسطين والأردن وتمثل هذه المعركة جزء من الحرب العالمية الأولى . (ar)
  • The Capture of Jisr ed Damieh took place on 22 September 1918 during the Third Transjordan attack of the Battle of Nablus which, along with the main Battle of Sharon formed the Battle of Megiddo fought during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of the First World War. Units of Chaytor's Force under the commanded by Brigadier-General William Meldrum, and known as "Meldrum's Force", attacked and captured the bridge. This successful attack cut the most direct line of retreat from the Judean Hills for the Seventh and remnants of the Eighth Armies, while units from these two armies were moving towards, and crossing the Jisr ed Damieh bridge over the Jordan River. This victory by Meldrum's Force opened the way for Chaytor's Force to advance along the main Nablus to Es Salt road to capture Es Salt a (en)
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  • Capture of Jisr ed Damieh (en)
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The_Damieh_bridge_captured_by_the_New_Zealand_Mounted_Rifles_Brigade.jpg
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cutlack_Map8_p.160.jpeg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Falls_skMap33Megiddo.jpeg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/FallsSkMap24detJordanValley.jpeg
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