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Lawrence of Arabia

Dan Snow's History Hit

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The Battle for Akaba

Lawrence disobeys instructions from Cairo and leads a small group of Arab fighters to attack Akaba, resulting in a massacre of the Turkish force. He then reports to General Allenby and pitches the idea of an irregular Arab force to guard the British Imperial force's flank.

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