New Zealand Mounted Rifles Joins ANZAC Mounted Division
Chaytor's brigade becomes the New Zealand component of the ANZAC Mounted Division.
Role range: 1914-1918
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Edward Walter Clervaux Chaytor Biography and Timeline
Follow Edward Walter Clervaux Chaytor through 12 dated historical records for New Zealand.
Edward Walter Clervaux Chaytor, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1916–1918Years on this page
1916
New Zealand Brigade Counterattacks at Romani
Chaytor's mounted riflemen counterattack Ottoman forces during the Battle of Romani.
Role range: 1914-1918
New Zealanders Assault Magdhaba Redoubts
Chaytor's brigade attacks Ottoman redoubts during the capture of Magdhaba.
Role range: 1914-1918
1917
New Zealand Brigade Attacks Rafa
Chaytor's brigade attacks the Rafa defences as mounted forces close the encirclement.
Role range: 1914-1918
New Zealanders Enter Gaza Outskirts
Chaytor's mounted riflemen reach the outskirts of Gaza during the First Battle of Gaza.
Role range: 1914-1918
ANZAC Mounted Division Command Assumed
Chaytor succeeds Chauvel as commander of the ANZAC Mounted Division.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1917-1919
Tel el Saba Captured before Beersheba Charge
Chaytor's division captures Tel el Saba, helping open the eastern approach to Beersheba.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1917-1919
1918
First Transjordan Raid Supported
Chaytor leads the ANZAC Mounted Division during the first Transjordan operation toward Amman.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1917-1919
Jisr ed Damieh Crossing Captured
Chaytor's force captures the important Jordan crossing at Jisr ed Damieh.
Role range: 1914-1918
Es Salt Captured in Final Offensive
Chaytor's force captures Es Salt during the pursuit east of the Jordan.
Role range: 1914-1918
Amman Captured by Chaytor's Force
Chaytor's force captures Amman and large numbers of Ottoman prisoners.
Role range: 1914-1918
Jordan Valley Force Commanded
Chaytor commands a composite force protecting the Jordan Valley during the final Palestine offensive.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1918-1919
Records, sources and methodology
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