The history of the British Empire is littered with small wars, but for the most part they have been largely forgotten. One such is the British Campaign in Syria, where a large force was sent to support its ally, the Ottoman Sultan.
At the time, and for many years preceding it, the vast Ottoman Empire had been in decline. On paper it was still huge covering modern day Turkiye, nearly all of the Middle East, and Egypt. However, holding the disparate parts together was increasingly difficult and...