Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Cemal Mersinli

Battles of Cemal Mersinli

Turkish general and statesperson (1875–1941)

Cemal Mersinli is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas between 1917 and 1918: 7 battles across 2 present-day countries, most in Jordan (6), Palestine (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 328 km apart end to end, 55 km between engagements on average. Most belong to World War I (6), Arab Revolt (1).

Battle of HijlaCapture of Jisr ed DamiehBattle of Wadi MusaFirst Battle of AmmanFirst Transjordan attack on AmmanSecond Transjordan attack on Shunet Nimrin and Es SaltSecond Battle of AmmanBattle of Wadi MusaFirst Battle of AmmanFirst Transjordan attack on AmmanSecond Transjordan attack on Shunet Nimrin and Es SaltSecond Battle of AmmanTel AvivJerusalemSuezGaza CityNablusEl ArishNazarethAl KarakAs SuwaydaAz Zarqa200 km31.319N, 35.709E
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1917: 1 engagements1918: 6 engagements6 in 191819171918
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Wadi Musa, 1917Battle of Hijla, 1918First Battle of Amman, 1918First Transjordan attack on Amman, 1918Second Transjordan attack on Shunet Nimrin and Es Salt, 1918Capture of Jisr ed Damieh, 1918Second Battle of Amman, 191819171918
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1917Battle of Wadi MusaWadi Musa, JordanArab victory
21 March 1918Battle of HijlaJordan167 km N
27 March 1918First Battle of AmmanAmman, Jordan39 km EOttoman-German victory
2 April 1918First Transjordan attack on AmmanJordan1 km SWOttoman-German victory
1918Second Transjordan attack on Shunet Nimrin and Es SaltJordan Valley, Jordan55 km NWOttoman victory
22 September 1918Capture of Jisr ed DamiehPalestine24 km SBritish victory
25 September 1918Second Battle of AmmanAmman, Jordan42 km SEAllied victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, NA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.