At the start of the war, the British had one force stationed in the Aden Protectorate, the Aden Brigade, which was part of the British Indian Army. In November 1914, an Ottoman force from Yemen attacked Aden, but was driven off by the Brigade. [6]

The Aden Emergency: 14 Oct 1963 – 30 Nov 1967. An armed rebellion by the NLF and FLOSY. Here we explore a short history of the Aden emergency

Aden had been a British garrison since 1839 and a British Protectorate since 1869; a key location on the lines of communication to India and during much of the Great War threatened by Ottoman Forces occupying the Arabian peninsula. Its defence was a matter under control of the Government of India.

Mar 1, 2024 · The first offensive against Aden by Turkish forces in the Yemen (commanded by a most active Circassian, 'Ali Sa'id Pasha) was driven off in November 1914 by 29 Indian Brigade, then at Aden en route to India.

This document provides context about the British campaign in Aden from 1914-1918. It summarizes that Aden was strategically important to Britain's empire as a port connecting the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean.

Aden and Yemen in 1914. When Turkey entered the Great War as a German ally in early November 1914 Britain was faced with defending two frontiers against Turkish aggression, one in Egypt and the other in Aden and its hinterland.

Major Rowe marched his men the 110 kilometres to Dareja, leaving Aden in a blinding sand-storm on 14th July, the hottest time of the year. Rowe attacked on 26th July in very different weather – a downpour of rain.

The campaign in South Arabia during World War I was a minor struggle for control of the port city of Aden, an important way station for ships on their way from Asia to the Suez Canal. The British Empire declared war on the Ottoman Empire on 5 November 1914, …

Aden Field Force. No. 26 Indian General Hospital, The Crater, Aden. Base Hospital for all Indian casualties of the Aden Field Force.

Dec 13, 2007 · According to Farndale's "The Forgotten Fronts", in Aden in mid-1914 were: 61st, 70th & 76th Companies Royal Garrison Artillery. I'm puzzled by the "belt with a capital A on the clasp". It doesn't sound like an artillery uniform belt / clasp and we may be barking up the wrong tree as far as which unit is involved.