The Battle of Tel Asur was a British victory over the Turks in March 1918 during the Great War. Having secured his right flank by gaining posession of Jericho and the heights overlooking the Jordan, on March the 9th 1918 General Allenby attacked the high ground from the Jordan west to MountEphraim. On the esat, London troops crossed the Wadi el Auja, and despite strong opposition occupied Abu Yellul and Beiyudat, while holding the Auja ford of the Jordan.
The main assault was on the Shechem road, with the 53rd Division and other troops engaged in pressing forward each side. At the center of the battle was hill of Tel Asur, which was stormed by troops from the Middlesex Regiment, only to be counter-attacked as they neared the top, but drove back the attack. Research Battle of Tel Asur
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