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Events on Friday 6 July 1917 1
1917The capture of AqabaAqaba, Ottoman EmpireRather than attack the fortified port from the sea, Lawrence and Auda abu Tayi took a force 600 miles inland through the Nefud desert and came at it from behind, where the guns could not turn. It made his reputation and opened a supply line to the north.