This man's most notable command came after Jan Smuts turned it down.
This man's most notable command came after Jan Smuts turned it down. This victor at MugharRidge spent six years as high commissioner in Egypt, including during the country's transition toindependence. After one battle, this man dismounted to enter the (*) Jaffa Gate, recalling the scandaltwenty years previous when Kaiser Wilhelm entered the same city on horseback. After disagreeing withDouglas Haig on strategy at the Battle of Arras, he became commander of the Egyptian ExpeditionaryForce, in which role he won the Battle of Gaza. For 10 points, name this British general who thencaptured Jerusalem and defeated Ottoman forces at the 1918 Battle of Meggido.
This man's most notable command came after Jan Smuts turned it down.
Edmund Allenby