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Events on Wednesday 31 October 1917 1
1917Battle of BeershebaAustralian and New Zealand cavalry seize Ottoman strongholdA mounted charge by Australian Light Horse units captured the town of Beersheba and its wells from Ottoman defenders, opening the way for the British advance into Palestine. The action is remembered as one of the last successful large-scale cavalry charges in modern warfare.