The Second Battle of Amman ended organized Ottoman resistance in Transjordan, completing the EEF's capture of the equivalent of an entire Ottoman army during the Battle of Megiddo.
Key Facts
- Date
- 25 September 1918
- Part of
- Battle of Megiddo, Sinai and Palestine Campaign
- EEF Force engaged
- Chaytor's Force
- Ottoman unit defeated
- Fourth Army VIII Corps rearguard
- Prior failed attacks
- Two unsuccessful EEF Jordan crossings in 1918
- Concluded by
- Surrender of Fourth Army II Corps at Ziza
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Following the breakthroughs of the Battle of Sharon and Battle of Nablus beginning 19 September 1918, Chaytor's Force cut the Nablus–Es Salt road and seized the Jisr ed Damieh bridge on 22 September, trapping retreating Ottoman Seventh and Eighth Army units and forcing the Fourth Army to fall back toward Amman.
On 25 September 1918, Chaytor's Force advanced eastward from Es Salt to attack Amman, where they overcame a determined rearguard action by the Ottoman Fourth Army's VIII Corps. This engagement formed the culminating action of the Third Transjordan attack within the broader Battle of Megiddo.
After capturing Amman, Chaytor's Force accepted the surrender of the Fourth Army's II Corps Southern Force at Ziza, effectively ending military operations in Transjordan. Combined with concurrent EEF victories, the Battle of Megiddo resulted in the capture of the equivalent of one full Ottoman army and vast swaths of territory, forcing remnants of two armies into disorganized retreat.
Belligerents & Mobilization Analysis
Side A
1 belligerent
General Edmund Allenby.
Side B
1 belligerent