October 1918
Beirut Advance
British Empire forces advance into Beirut during the pursuit north.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Beirut in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
British Empire forces advance into Beirut during the pursuit north.
Beirut falls to the British
Taken hostage in Beirut while acting as the Archbishop of Canterburys special envoy
Provenance
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