Battle of Haifa: How the Jodhpur Lancers helped liberate a city in West Asia during WWI Till Jodha's research on the subject, there was little awareness of the importance of the contributions of the Indian soldiers during the Battle of Haifa.:-The Indian Express

 

Jodhpur Lancers marching through Haifa, Israel, after they liberated it from the Ottoman Turks. (Credit: Brig M S Jodha (Veteran))

Every year on September 23, diplomats from India’s Embassy in Israel and Israeli government officials representing the municipality of the northern port city of Haifa gather at the Haifa War Cemetery to pay respects to the Indian soldiers who were killed and wounded in battle, on foreign soil.

This year, as part of a commemoration that has been followed for over a decade now, the Indian Embassy in Israel issued a statement saying India’s Ambassador and the Mayor of Haifa have “paid tributes to the valiant Indian soldiers who liberated Haifa on Sep 23, 1918”, to mark the 105th anniversary of the Battle of Haifa.