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Battle of Beersheba

Battle of Beersheba was a battle fought on 21 October 1948 at Beersheba, in what is now Israel. It was part of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, which ran from 1948 to 1949. The recorded result: Israeli victory. Recorded strength: Three battalions against Reinforced battalion.

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Israeli soldiers capturing Beersheba, 1948
Israeli soldiers capturing Beersheba, 1948. Hugo Mendelson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought21 October 1948
WhereBeersheba, Israel31.244N, 34.794E
OutcomeIsraeli victory
BelligerentsIsraelagainstKingdom of Egypt
Casualties and losses?and120 captured
Part of1948 Arab–Israeli War1948 to 1949

Where it sits in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War

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32 placed engagements of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date21 October 1948
PlaceBeersheba, Israel
31.244N, 34.794E
KindBattle, Cold War
StrengthThree battalionsReinforced battalion
Casualties and losses?120 captured
Commanders
  • Nahum Sarig
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Battle of Beersheba is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 179 in present-day Israel.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3496729, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Beersheba (1948), revision 1371377032, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.