After the Gallipoli Campaign, both sides had large numbers of troops available for redeployment and the British decided to move their Suez Canal defences from positions on the canal (where they had been during the First Suez Offensive) eastwards into the Sinai.
Both sides had large numbers of troops available for redeployment. This was after the Gallipoli Campaign. The British decided to move their Suez Canal defences from positions on the canal (where they had been during the First Suez Offensive) eastwards into the Sinai. This was after the Gallipoli Campaign.