2017 $5 Battle of Beersheba Charge of The Light Horsemen 1oz Silver Proof Coin

On 31 October 1917 Australian troops from the 4th and 12th Light Horse Regiments attacked the Ottoman positions at Beersheba in one of the most gallant actions in the Middle East. Taking Beersheba would outflank the Ottomans at Gaza and enable the British to continue the drive into Palestine. The Australian light horsemen overran these defences and engaged the enemy with rifle and bayonet, at the cost of 31 dead and 36 wounded, the light horse took Beersheba.