Seventh Army (Ottoman Empire)

Seventh Army
Seventh Army
	Commander and men of III Corps, 1915
Active	1877–?; August 12, 1917 – November 7, 1918
Country	Ottoman Empire
Size	Effectively corps (although named as an army)
Part of	Yildirim Army Group
Engagements	Sinai and Palestine Campaign (World War I); Battle of Megiddo
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Mustafa Kemal (July 5 – October 9, 1917); Fevzi Çakmak Paşa (October 9, 1917 – August 1918); Mustafa Kemal (August 7 – November 7, 1918)

The Ottoman Seventh Army was a large military formation of the Ottoman Empire in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Although designated as an army, at least by 1918, it was only of corps strength.

The Seventh Army was established in 1877 for service in Arabia and the Yemen.^[3] By 1908 it consisted of the 13th and 14th infantry divisions, one cavalry regiment and one artillery regiment^[4] and they were involved in combatting insurgent tribesmen in the Yemen.^[5]

^ David Nicolle, colour plates by Rafaelle Ruggeri, The Ottoman Army 1914-18, Men-at-Arms 269, Ospray Publishing Ltd., 1994, ISBN 1-85532-412-1, p. 15.
^ Zekeriya Türkmen, Mütareke Döneminde Ordunun Durumu ve Yeniden Yapılanması (1918-1920), Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, 2001, ISBN 975-16-1372-8, p. 30. (in Turkish)
^ Erickson, Edward J (2003). Defeat in detail: the Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912-1913. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 6. ISBN 0-275-97888-5.
^ Erickson, Edward J (2003). Defeat in detail: the Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912-1913. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 17. ISBN 0-275-97888-5.
^ Erickson, Edward J (2003). Defeat in detail: the Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912-1913. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 19. ISBN 0-275-97888-5.

[Nicolle15-1] David Nicolle, colour plates by Rafaelle Ruggeri, The Ottoman Army 1914-18, Men-at-Arms 269, Ospray Publishing Ltd., 1994, ISBN 1-85532-412-1, p. 15.

[2] Zekeriya Türkmen, Mütareke Döneminde Ordunun Durumu ve Yeniden Yapılanması (1918-1920), Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, 2001, ISBN 975-16-1372-8, p. 30. (in Turkish)

[3] Erickson, Edward J (2003). Defeat in detail: the Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912-1913. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 6. ISBN 0-275-97888-5.

[4] Erickson, Edward J (2003). Defeat in detail: the Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912-1913. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 17. ISBN 0-275-97888-5.

[5] Erickson, Edward J (2003). Defeat in detail: the Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912-1913. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 19. ISBN 0-275-97888-5.

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Seventh Army
Commander and men of III Corps, 1915
Active	1877–? August 12, 1917^[1] – November 7, 1918^[2]
Country	Ottoman Empire
Size	Effectively corps (although named as an army)
Part of	Yildirim Army Group
Engagements	Sinai and Palestine Campaign (World War I) Battle of Megiddo
Commanders
Notable commanders	Mustafa Kemal (July 5 – October 9, 1917) Fevzi Çakmak Paşa (October 9, 1917 – August 1918) Mustafa Kemal (August 7 – November 7, 1918)