Sabaton - Seven Pillars of Wisdom
August 16, 2022•286 words
On this date, 134 years ago, Thomas Edward Lawrence, better known as T.E. Lawrence, was born.
T.E. had a distinguished carrier in the British Army and Military Intelligence, but it was his service during the Arab Revolt that would gain him a place in the hallowed halls of military history and legend.
T.E. was tasked with covertly teaching, supplying and ultimately leading the Arab resistance in guerrilla warfare against the Ottoman Empire in an attempt to secure freedom for Arabia.
His actions during and role in the Arab Revolt earned him the name, Lawrence of Arabia.
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Thomas Edward Lawrence was sent to Arabia in 1916 as a British liaison to the Arab forces rebelling against the Ottoman Empire with the promise of an independent Arab nation after the war was won. He became known as Lawrence of Arabia.
In his autobiography “The Seven Pillars of Wisdom” Lawrence detailed his participation in the Arab Revolt including The Battle of Tafilah, The Siege of Medina, The Capture of Damascus, and frequent raids against Ottoman controlled Hejaz railway during World War I among many other battles.
While Lawrence was fighting the Ottoman’s in the Middle East, Britain and France forged the Sykes–Picot Agreement, a secret treaty to divide the Arabic territory among each other instead of relinquishing it to their Arabic allies as initially promised. It is not known when Lawrence became aware of the agreement but he did not agree with the deception and attempted to convince his superiors that an independent Arab nation was in their best interest however he was met with little success.