Mysuru: The centenary commemoration of the ‘Battle of Haifa’ was held last evening at Rajendra Kalamandira on Ramanuja Road in city. The event was held to make the people of Mysuru aware about this forgotten history.
The battle between the joint Ottoman and German forces and the regiment comprising Jodhpur Lancers, Hyderabad Lancers and Mysore Lancers for 15th Imperial Service Cavalry Brigade was among the historic combats in the records of Mysore kingdom. The ‘fiercest battle’ in the city of Haifa in Israel culminated on Sept.23, 1918.
