Britain Takes Damascus
Shots show mounted troops in Damascus after the British drive out the Ottoman Turks in WW I. Shots shows excited scene outside the Victoria Hotel, where conquering Gen. Edmund Allenby meets Emir Faisal, future King of Iraq. Crowds watch Arab and European VIPs come and go.
| Identifier | CLIP-14430 |
| Duration | 31 sec |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Date | 1918 |
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