Jul 28, 2016 · When the Great War broke out in August 1914, Sykes recruited a batallion of men from his Yorkshire estates alone, but his unique insight into the Ottoman empire was put to …

The flag of the Arab Revolt (Arabic: علم الثورة العربية), also used as the flag of Hejaz (Arabic: علم مملكة الحجاز), was a flag used by Hussein bin Ali and his allies, the Arab nationalists, during the Arab …

It has horizontal stripes of black, green and white with a red triangle on the hoist side; these are the four Pan-Arab colours. This flag was presented to King George V by the King of the Hejaz …

Dec 17, 2024 · The flag of the Arab Revolt, also known as the flag of Hejaz, emerged during World War I as a unifying symbol of Arab resistance against the Ottoman Empire. The revolt …

For the Intelligence Unit he wrote pamphlets promoting Arab independence, fomenting revolt against the Ottoman Empire. He was introduced to Colonel Oswald FitzGerald , Kitchener's …

And so in June 1916, less than a month after the signing of the secret Sykes-Picot Agreement, the Arab revolt got under way with several thousand desert warriors attacking the Ottoman …

Sir Mark Sykes, 6th Baronet (born March 16, 1879, London, England—died February 16, 1919, Paris, France) was a diplomat who represented Great Britain in the so-called Sykes-Picot …

Oct 8, 2024 · The British military command turned to Sir Mark Sykes. In his forties, this English Catholic aristocrat had traveled extensively throughout the pre-war Middle East and authored …

The Ottoman Empire took part in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, under the terms of the Ottoman-German Alliance. Many Arab nationalist figures in Damascus and Beirut were …

Oct 10, 2014 · Sir Mark Sykes, who entered into a secret agreement to carve up the old Ottoman empire during the first World War, served his diplomatic apprenticeship in Dublin.