| Fourth Army | |
|---|---|
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| Active | ?-? 7 September 1914 – 26 September 1918 |
| Country |  Ottoman Empire |
| Type | Field Army |
| Garrison/HQ | Baghdad, Damascus |
| Patron | Sultans of the Ottoman Empire |
| Engagements | Sinai and Palestine Campaign (World War I) |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Zeki Pasha (September – 18 November 1914) Djemal Pasha (18 November 1914 – September 1917) Mersinli Djemal Pasha (September 1917 – October 1918) |
The Fourth Army of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: Dördüncü Ordu) was one of the field armies of the Ottoman Army. It was formed in the middle nineteenth century, during Ottoman military reforms.
The army did not survive the WWI battles in Palestine and Syria.[1][2]
- ^ Lawrence, T.E. (1935). Seven Pillars of Wisdom. Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. p. 640.
- ^ Faulkner, Neil (2016). Lawrence of Arabia's War: The Arabs, the British and the Remaking of the Middle East in WWI. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 449. ISBN 9780300226393.