Egyptian Expeditionary Force: what Wikipedia removed
The Egyptian Expeditionary Force was the British Empire formation that fought the Ottomans in the Sinai and Palestine campaign of the First World War. Through 2010 the opening said the Ottoman Empire had declared a jihad against the Allies early in the war. Today the word appears nowhere in the article. A reader arriving now learns the force’s formation date and commander, not that the Ottomans framed their war against the Allies as a jihad.
The word “occupation” appeared 1 times in this article’s opening at its peak, in 2010. Today the opening carries none; the body carries 1. Checked against the full current article on 2026-08-01.
The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot
Section titled “The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot”| word | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 6 October 2023 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| occupation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| jihad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Counts are of the opening paragraph only, the part most readers, search engines and AI training sets ever quote.
What was taken out
Section titled “What was taken out”- The clause stating the Ottoman Empire had declared jihad against the Allies, dropped.
How it opened then, and now
Section titled “How it opened then, and now”2010 (revision 354359115):
Marching towards the downtown Jerusalem The Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) was formed in March 1916 to command the growing British and British Empire military forces in Egypt during World War I . It was originally commanded by Sir Archibald Murray , later by Allenby . It consisted of the British XX Corps and the British XXI Corps , under the command of Generals Philip Chetwode and Edward Stanislaus Bulfin , respectively, along with the Desert Mounted Corps , four cavalry divisions under Australian Lieutenant General Sir Henry George Chauvel . The air component was the Palestine Brigade of the Royal Flying Corps and later Royal Air Force . British troops on parade at Jaffa Gate in Decembe…
2025 (revision 1280949234):
Military unit The Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) was a military formation of the British Empire , formed on 10 March 1916 under the command of General Archibald Murray from the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force and the Force in Egypt (1914–1915), at the beginning of the Sinai and Palestine campaign of the First World War.
Related
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- Who made the cuts: removals grouped by the account that made them
- The live article on Wikipedia
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