BATTLE OF HAIFA

Haifa:

• Haifa is the third-largest city in Israel.
  
  
• It is built on the slopes of Mount Carmel and is a major seaport located on Israel's Mediterranean coastline in the Bay of Haifa.
  
  

Haifa battle:

• The battle of Haifa, that took place in 1918, was part of a series of battles fought between the allied powers and the Ottoman empire.
  
  
• However, unlike most British battles in the region, the one at Haifa was fought by cavalry regiments of the three Indian princely states who served present day Israel under British Indian army.
  
  
• These three princely states were:
  1. Jodhpur State, 
     
     
  2. Hyderabad State and 
     
     
  3. Mysore State.
     
     
  
  
  
• After an incredibly brave action, they overtook the enemy and captured the town, along with 1,350 German and Ottoman soldiers, artillery and machine guns.
  
  

Teen Murti chowk:

• Teen Murti (literally ‘three statues’) is a Memorial built in 1922 by British sculptor, Leonard Jennings.
  
  
• The memorial comprises life-size statues of three soldiers, and was built in the memory of the Indian soldiers from three Indian princely states who served in the battle of Haifa.
  
  
• This memorial stands on the road junction in Delhi and thus it is known as Teen Murti Chowk.