The Desert Mounted Corps / An Account of the Cavalry Operations in Palestine and Syria 1917-1918

by R. M. P. Preston

INDEX

Abasan el Kebir, [12].
Abdullah, Emir, [339].
Abid Miriam, [177].
Abraham's Well, [41].
Abu el Teaha, [3].
—— Jerwal, [32].
—— Shusheh (Plain of Philistia) [85], [89].
—— —— (Plain of Esdraelon), [200], [206].
—— Tellul, [178].
—— —— Action of, [181], [185].
—— el Hareira, [3].
Acre, capture of, [232].
Adana, [295].
Administration of Enemy Territory. [See Enemy Territory].
Advance Guards, [252]-257, [267]-269, [285]-289.
—— —— Artillery with, [305], [306].
Afghanistan, [2].
Afule, [4], [191], [192].
—— capture of, [210].
Ain Arik, [105].
—— el Duk, [177], [180].
—— el Hekr, [137].
—— el Sir, [135], [241].
—— el Subian, [222].
—— Hemar, [159].
—— Kohleh, [38].
—— Shibleh, [193], [222].
Aintab, [295], [301].
Aircraft, British, [xv], [15], [188], [197], [198], [204].
—— —— superiority of, [6], [261].
—— —— co-operation with cavalry, [285], [286].
—— —— bombing operations, [198], [216], [218], [222], [226].
—— Enemy, [6], [9], [15], [174], [210], [216], [261], [288].
Ajalon, Vale of, [89], [102].
Ajje, [199], [219].
Akaba, [129], [340].
Akir, [79], [84].
Ak Su Lakes, [301].
Aleppo, [4], [282], [295].
—— advance on, [287], [288], [289].
—— capture of, [290].
—— riots in, [297].
'Aleppo Hunt,' [301].
Alexandretta, [295].
Ali, Emir, [339].
Allenby, Field-Marshal Viscount, [1], [7], [247].
—— —— tactics of, xiv, xv, [20], [39], [194].
—— —— success in deceiving enemy, [5], [17], [195].
—— —— good judgment of, [39], [76].
—— —— meeting with General Chauvel, [225].
Amman, [5], [126], [132].
—— unsuccessful attacks on, [143], [145], [147]-149.
—— capture of, [241].
Ammunition—
Captured enemy, [56], [85].
Columns, [46], [48], [63], [96], [328], [329], [330].
Gun, [328], [329], [330].
Loads of, for wagons, [329], [330].
Replenishment of, [46], [330].
Sent up to El Salt, [166], [167].
Small arm, [328], [329], [330].
Supply, [328], [329], [330].
Amwas, [88], [102].
Anatolians, [68].
Anebta, [220].
Ansarie, [289].
Anthrax, [320].
Anti-Lebanon Mountains, [296].
Antioch, [282].
Anzac Mounted Division, [7], [8], [24], [38], [40], [45], [122], [127], [133], [155], [175],
[179], [190], [241], [302], [App. I]. a.
A.P.M., adventure of the, [97]-99.
Arab Movement. [Appendix II].
Arab ponies. See [Horses].
Arab Punar, [295].
Arabs—
Beni Sakhr Tribe, [155], [156], [165], [244], [245].
Butchered by Turks, [264].
Character of, [130], [280].
Christian, [98], [144].
Friendly, [37], [145].
Guides, [23], [206].
Hostile to British, [15], [35], [150], [244], [245].
Hostile to Turks, [212], [240], [243], [244], [245], [275], [280].
Huweitat Tribe, [130].
Intertribal feuds among, [130], [144], [338].
Looting by, [211], [243], [280], [281].
Regular army of. See [Sherifian Army].
Spies, [5], [119].
Unreliable information of, [104], [135], [206], [259], [260].
Vengeance of, [265].
Ardahan, [263].
Arak el Menshiye, [59], [61], [62], [74].
—— Suweidan, [60].
Arara, [205].
Arish, [16].
Arkub el Khaluf, [165].
Armageddon, [191].
Armenians, character of, [299].
—— attempt to massacre, [297].
Armenian refugees, [296].
—— Reparations Committee, [297], [298].
Armistice, [293].
—— terms of, [342].
Armoured cars, [xv], [85], [109], [160], [195], [204], [205], [208], [209], [211], [220],
[226], [232], [249], [267], [284].
—— —— in advance on Aleppo, [285]-292.
—— —— Enemy, [288].
Arsuf, [191].
Artillery, Royal Horse. [See Horse Artillery].
—— —— —— loss of. [See Guns loss of].
—— shortage of, [179], [190].
—— Enemy field, [xiv], [26], [186].
—— —— heavy, [xiv], [9], [45], [186], [187], [188].
—— —— shelling own troops, [60], [66], [183].
Asluj, [7].
Atawineh, [3].
Attara, [109].
Auja, [4].
Australian and New Zealand Mounted Division. See [Anzac Mounted Division].
Australian Light Horse Brigades—
1st, [7], [8], [24], [45], [51], [59], [65], [69], [71], [128], [136], [154], [157], [165], [174],
[181], [229], [240], [243].
2nd, [7], [8], [24], [45], [51], [59], [137], [154], [157], [165], [228], [229], [241], [242].
3rd, [7], [8], [21], [26], [52], [72], [102], [115], [117], [157], [165], [213], [249], [259],
[267], [277], [279].
4th, [8], [28], [31], [45], [52], [56], [72], [115], [157], [160], [175], [248], [249], [268].
5th, [190], [199], [217], [220], [259], [269].
Australian Light Horse Regiments—
1st, [157].
2nd, [27], [28], [69], [182].
3rd, [28], [229].
4th, [162], [250], [268], [269].
5th, [184], [242].
6th, [170].
8th, [158], [159], [172], [267].
9th, [158], [267].
10th, [158], [159], [213], [268], [277].
11th, [157], [160], [249], [263].
12th, [250], [268], [269], [275].
14th, [217].
15th, [221].
Australian Mounted Division, [8], [24], [26], [72], [102], [113], [155], [175], [179],
[190], [197], [200], [202], [212], [247], [249], [252], [258], [266], [293], [296], [302],
[App. I]. a.
Australians as scouts, [140].
—— weight of, [95].
Austrians, [9].
Ayun Kara, [86].
Baalbek, [284], [285], [287], [295].
Baghdad, [1].
Balata, [221].
Baldwin II., Castle of, [258].
Balin, [66], [72].
Barada, River, [269].
Baramkie Station, [277].
Barley, [313], [314].
Barrow, Major-General Sir G. de S., [42], [80], [89], [209], [240], [302].
Barrow's Detachment, [42].
Batoum, [263].
Bayonets, used in cavalry charge, [29], [56].
Becke, Major A.F., xv.
Beersheba, Arabs in, [36], [37], [38].
—— capture of, [30].
—— defences of, [3], [20].
—— description of, [20], [33], [34], [35].
—— Railway, [4].
Beirût, [282], [284], [295].
Beisan, [134], [191], [211].
Beit Dejan, [18], [220].
—— Dukka, [107].
—— Duras, [60].
—— Hanun, [48], [52].
—— Jibrin, [66], [70], [97].
—— Lid, [220].
—— Likia, [107].
—— Ras, [253].
—— Sira, [103].
—— Ur el Foka, [106], [113].
—— Ur el Tahta, [101], [103], [113].
Beitunia, [105].
Belled el Sheikh, [233].
Berfilya, [101].
Berkusie, [66], [72].
Beshshit, [80].
Bethlehem, [98].
Bire, [101].
Bir Adas, [199].
—— el Arara, [23].
—— el Hammam, [23].
—— el Makruneh, [32].
—— el Nettar, [39].
—— Jemameh, [44], [51].
—— Salim Abu Irgeig, [23].
Birket Ata, [204].
Bivouac shelters, [12].
Blockhouses, [20], [27], [28], [256].
Bluff, the, [182], [183].
Bridges, and bridgeheads—
Beersheba, [35].
Benat Yakub, [258].
El Rastan, [288].
Enemy, [128], [129], [157], [158].
Esdud, [65], [69], [118].
Jordan, [128], [129], [135], [136], [146], [153], [157], [158], [175].
Nahr el Auja, [108], [109], [110].
Shellal, [17].
Brigandage, [296].
Brisbane, Captain, [142].
British Forces. [See Troops, British].
Buggar, [21].
Bulfin, Lieutenant-General Sir Edward, [9].
Bureir, [50], [59].
Burj, [115].
Burka, [65], [71].
Bursȳm, [313].
Butler, Lady, [55].
Cacolets, [151], [173].
Camel Corps Brigade, [8], [69], [133], [137], [154], [App. I.] a.
Camel Transport Corps, [36], [62], [63].
Camels, [36], [63], [325].
—— Arabs impressed by British, [36].
—— prices realised by captured, [318].
—— unsuitability of, in hill country, [141], [173], [325], [326].
Cameron, Lieutenant-Colonel, [244].
Carchemish, [302].
Carmel, Mount, [192], [212], [233].
Casualties, British, [31], [54], [84], [92], [94], [114], [151], [152], [181], [268],
[287], [293].

—— Enemy, [31], [54], [83], [85], [92], [117], [153], [154], [184], [251], [272], [276], [278].
Cavalry—
Detail of, [8], [App. I.] a.
Disease amongst. See [Disease].
Enemy. See [Turks].
French, [ix], [190], [221], [259], [319].
in mountain country, [102], [104]-108, [112]-122, [127], [128], [136]-151,
[165]-175, [219].
in trenches, [155], [156].
Organisation for the advance on Aleppo, [285].
Reorganisation of, [154], [179], [App. I]. a.
Training, [12], [13], [14], [55].
Withdrawal of, from Syria, [302].
Charges of Cavalry—
Abu Naj, [230], [231].
Abu Shusheh, [90].
Beersheba, [29].
Haifa, [235], [236].
Haritan, [292].
Henu Ford, [185], [186].
Huj, [53].
Irbid, [253].
Kaukab, [269].
Khan Ayash, [279].
Remte, [256].
training for, [55], [56].
unsuccessful, [230], [253], [254], [292].
of Turkish Cavalry, [22].
Chauvel, Lieutenant-General Sir H.G., K.C.B., K.C.M.G., [xvi], [8], [169],
[279].
Chaytor, Major-General Sir E.W.C., [108], [138], [143], [149], [164].
Chaytor's Force, [196], [201], [220], [227], [229], [240]-246.
Chetwode, Lieutenant-General Sir Philip, Bart., [viii], [7], [9], [33].
Christians, [98], [144].
Cilicia, [295].
Circassians, [144], [263], [264].
Climate, [15], [63], [104], [117], [177], [179], [180], [189], [311].
Cold, [104], [118], [119], [137], [144].
Committee of Union and Progress, [298].
Communications, British, [16], [17], [112], [129], [164], [263].
—— Enemy, [4], [129], [191], [192], [193].
Communiqués, Enemy, [16], [100].
Counter-attacks, Enemy—
Balin, [72], [73], [74].
El Burj, [117].
Jisr el Damieh, [160].
Khuweilfeh, [38], [39], [40].
Nebi Samwil, [107].
Richon-le-Zion, [86].
Country, description of. See [Topography].
Cox, Brigadier-General, [27], [65].
Cripps, Lieutenant-Colonel, [90].
Crusaders, [103].
Damascus, [4].
—— capture of, [275], [279].
—— disorders in, [280], [281].
—— importance of, [247].
—— the race for, [251]-275.
Daraya, [278].
Darb el Haj, [243].
Darfur campaign, [314].
Davison, Captain, [209].
Dead Sea, [126], [179], [180].
Deceiving the enemy, [5], [17], [175], [176], [177], [195], [196], [197], [210], [211],
[213], [214], [293].
Defences, British—
Gaza-Beersheba, [5], [12].
Jaffa-Jerusalem, [114].
Jordan Valley, [175], [178], [179].
Defences, Turkish—
Gaza-Beersheba, [3], [20].
Damascus, [268].
Defences, Turkish—
Jaffa-Jerusalem, [114].
On 19th September 1918, [191], [193], [199], [200], [220].
Nazareth, [214].
Trans-Jordan, [133], [156].
Nahr Rubin, [70], [71].
Aleppo, [289].
Deir Ali, [268].
—— el Belah, [16], [17].
—— el Ghusn, [219].
—— el Hawa, [39].
—— el Kuddis, [119].
—— el Saras, [261].
—— Khabiye, [273].
—— Sineid, [4].
Deraa Junction, [4], [191], [192], [248], [252], [257], [264], [295].
Desert Column, the, [viii], [7], [16].
Desert Mounted Corps, [ix], [9], [293].
—— —— —— detail of, [8], [App. I].
—— —— —— reorganisation of, [179], [App. I]. a.
—— —— —— administration of Syria by, [295]-301.
—— —— —— disbandment of, [302].
Dhahariyeh, [21].
Disease, among British troops,[ x], [181], [246], [283], [284], [287].
—— —— Enemy, [60], [276], [278], [279].
Dobell, Major-General Sir C., [viii].
Documents, captured enemy, [5], [57], [178], [194], [198], [208].
Dome, [220].
Donkeys, [166], [325], [326], [327].
Dothan Pass, [213].
Druses, [263], [264].
Duma, [277].
Dust, [71], [179], [180], [187], [311].
Dysentery, [60], [278].
Eastern Force, [viii].
Egypt, [2].
Egyptian Expeditionary Force, [1], [7].
Enemy Territory, advances into, [122], [293].
—— —— administration of, [295]-301.
—— —— disorder in, [296], [297].
Engineers, Royal, [16], [17], [287], [288].
—— Australian, [16], [17].
—— Enemy, [49], [132].
Entrenching tools, [13].
Ellar, [219].
Equipment, [12], [13], [320], [321].
—— weight of, [95].
Esani, [7].
Escorts. See [Horse Artillery].
Esdraelon, Plain of, [191], [209].
Esdud, [60], [118].
Euphrates, River, [282].
Exchange, stabilisation of, [299], [301].
—— gambles in, [299], [300].
Ezra, [255].
Fahme, [219].
Falkenhayn, Marshal von, [2], [72].
Faluje, [59], [61], [62], [66].
Feisal, Emir, [130], [153], [280], [281], [339], [340], [341].
Fevzi Pasha, [9].
Fire support, [29], [55], [82], [90], [209], [254], [260], [269], [291], [304], [305].
Flag of truce, [289].
Forage, [13], [62], [248], [313], [314].
—— local, [248], [314].
Fox hounds, [301].
Fuheis, [144], [168].
Funduk, [220].
Furkha, [191].
Gafar Pasha, [297].
Galilee, Sea of, [134], [191].
Gallipoli, [1].
Games, [301].
Gamli, [5].
Gaza, defences of, [3].
—— attack of, [22], [32].
—— capture of, [48].
—— description of, [124], [125].
Gebel el Shegeib, [23].
German Emperor, [121].
Germans, [9], [154], [181], [214], [219], [250], [251].
—— ill-treatment of Turks by, [xiii], [xiv], [193], [194], [260], [276].
—— breaches of laws of war by, [216], [250], [251].
—— drunkenness, [185].
—— venereal disease among, [279].
—— indifference to Turkish brutality, [265].
—— spies, [5].
Gezer, [89].
Ghabaghib, [271].
Ghalib Pasha, [340].
Ghazale, [255].
Gheyadah, [80].
Ghoraniyeh, [128], [133], [135], [153], [228].
—— Enemy attack on, [154].
Glanders, [320].
Godwin, Brigadier-General C.A., [80], [90].
Good Samaritan Inn, [127].
Gram, [313], [314].
Grant, Brigadier-General W., [28], [29], [31], [161], [249], [263], [317].
Gray-Cheape, Lieut.-Colonel H., [53].
Gregory, Brigadier-General, [231].
Grenades, [117].
Guns, captured, [xii], [30], [52], [55], [85], [100], [102], [122], [205], [211], [226],
[232], [238], [245], [262], [268], [279], [283], [293].
—— loss of R.H.A., [163].
Hableh, [199].
Haifa, [191], [192], [232].
—— capture of, [232]-238.
—— annexation expedition, [227].
Hama, [282], [288].
Hamame, [66].
Haram, [202].
Harbaj, [234].
Harbord, Brigadier-General, [233], [291].
Hareira, [43].
Harista el Basal, [277].
Haritan, action of, [291].
Harithie, [232].
Haroun al Rashid, [302].
Haud, [133], [136], [157], [165].
Hauran, [248], [263], [272].
Head ropes. See [Picketing gear].
Heat, [15], [63], [177], [179], [180], [311].
Hebron, [21].
Hedjaz, [126], [337].
—— Force, [129], [130], [131], [133], [153], [240], [242], [243].
—— —— surrender of, [244], [245].
—— King of. See [Hussein].
Heel ropes. See [Picketing gear].
Henu Ford, [185].
Hermon, Mount, [212].
Hills. See [Topography].
Hiseia, [21].
Hish Forest, [130], [340].
Hodgson, Major-General Sir H.W., [21], [73], [74], [75], [167], [169].
Homs, [282], [286], [287], [294], [295].
Horse Artillery, [27].
Ammunition, [308], [309], [328], [329].
Command, [303], [304].
Detail of, [App. I]. a.
Horse Artillery—
Employment of, [74], [75], [259], [260], [269].
Escorts for, [306], [307].
Horses for, [319].
Howitzers, [307].
Reserves [304], [305].
Special requirements of, [309].
With advance guard, [269], [305], [306].
See also [R.H.A. Batteries].
Horsemastership, [318], [319].
Horses—
Arab, [314], [317], [318].
Australian, [94], [95], [325].
Barb, [190].
Canadian, [317], [325].
Condition, [119], [123], [180], [240], [283], [312], [313].
Detecting presence of water, [316].
Disease amongst, [312], [320].
Draught, [319], [324].
English, [95], [317].
Hardships of, [58], [61], [63], [77], [94], [119].
in waterless country, [316].
Manes and tails of, [321].
Muzzles for, [312], [320], [321].
Pack, [13], [82].
Remounts, [123], [317].
Type, [319], [324], [325].
Watering of, [58], [61], [64], [94], [314], [315], [316].
Weight carried by, [95].

Hotchkiss rifles, [236], [274].
Howeij, [165].
Howitzers. See [Horse Artillery].
Huj, [44], [52], [53], [54].
Huleh, Lake, [247], [259].
Huleikat, [59].
Hunting, [301].
Hussein, Sherif, [130], [247], [338], [339].
—— —— Character of, [338].
India, [2].
Indian Cavalry Divisions—
4th, [179], [190], [197], [200], [202], [222], [226], [230], [239], [248], [249], [252],
[264], [271], [284], [287], [295], [302], [App. I.] a.
5th, [179], [190], [197], [200], [202], [224], [232], [247], [249], [262], [266], [272],
[284], [287], [293], [295], [302], [320], [App. I]. a.
Organisation of, for Aleppo, [285].
Indian Cavalry Brigades—
10th, [208], [252], [255].
11th, [230], [239], [240], [271], [274].
12th, [209].
13th, [187], [224], [232], [272], [274], [275], [285], [301].
14th, [210], [272], [274], [293].
15th (Imperial Service), [8], [9], [48], [155], [185], [232], [285], [290], [291].
Indian Cavalry Regiments—
Central India Horse, [222], [249], [253], [256].
Hodson's Horse (9th), [204], [224].
18th Lancers, [206], [224].
2nd Lancers, [208], [209], [253].
Jacob's Horse (36th), [204], [226], [230].
Mysore Lancers, [233], [291].
Hyderabad Lancers, [232], [263], [285].
Jodhpur Lancers, [234], [291].
29th Lancers, [230], [232], [239], [275].
6th Cavalry, [204].
19th Lancers, [211], [249].
Infantry, British—
Detail of, [9], [App. I]. b.
Reorganisation of, [154], [App. I]. b.
Infantry, Enemy. See [Turks].
—— French, [199].
Infantry Corps, British—
20th, [9], [42], [43], [63], [201], [219], [220], [App. I]. b.
21st, [9], [43], [48], [59], [63], [199], [217], [220], [App. I]. b.
Infantry Divisions, British—
3rd, [199], [221], [App. I]. b.
7th, [199], [248], [App. I]. b.
10th, [9], [43], [45], [122], [221], [App. I]. b.
42nd, [7], [284], [286], [App. I]. b.
52nd, [7], [48], [49], [60], [63], [71], [107], [114], [App. I]. b.
53rd, [9], [40], [63], [84], [121], [221], [App. I.] b.
54th, [9], [63], [199], [App. I]. b.
60th, [9], [24], [43], [45], [121], [127], [129], [133], [155], [197], [199], [218], [App. ]I. b.
74th, [9], [43], [115], [App. I]. b.
75th, [9], [63], [84], [106], [197], [199], [App. I]. b.
Influenza, [283].
Intelligence, British, [xv], [36].
—— Enemy, [5], [6], [57], [178], [194], [198].
Irbid, [248], [253].
Islahie, [295].
Ismet Bey, [24], [30].
Iswaiwin, [23].
Itweil el Semin, [23].
Jackals, [120].
Jaffa, [88].
—— Gate, [121].
Jarak, [206].
Jebata, [206].
Jebel Ekteif, [127].
—— el Aswad, [268], [273], [275].
—— el Mania, [269].
—— Kalimun, [127].
—— Kuruntul, [127].
Jelameh, [200].
Jelil, [202].
Jemal Pasha, [276].
Jendar, [294].
Jenin, [4], [191], [192].
—— capture of, [213], [214], [215].
Jerablus, [282], [295].
Jericho, [5], [126], [127], [128], [177], [180], [187].
'Jericho Jane,' [187].
Jerisheh, [108].
Jerusalem, [3], [4], [5], [21].
—— surrender of, [121].
Jeshimon, Wilderness of, [127].
Jett, [205].
Jezreel, Valley of, [191].
Jib, [108].
Jiddah, [339].
Jiljulie, [191].
Jisr Benat Yakub, [252], [261].
—— —— —— action of, [258]-261.
—— Esdud, [65].
—— el Damieh, [146], [157].
—— el Sheikh Hussein, [211].
—— Mejamieh, [200], [211], [248], [252].
Jordan River, [125], [134], [146], [211].
—— —— raids across, [135]-152, [154]-176.
—— Valley, [128], [129], [177], [227].
—— —— climate, [177], [179], [180].
—— —— defences. See Defences, British.
—— —— description of, [ix], [189].
Joyce, Lieut.-Colonel, [130].
Julis, [59].
Junction Station, importance of, [4].
—— —— capture of, [85].
—— —— description of, [96].
Junjar, [208].
Jurat el Mikreh, [44].
Kabr Mujahid, [229].
Kadem Station, [275].
Kaimakam, [66].
Kakon, [225].
Kalaat Aneiza, [130].
—— el Zerka, [241].
—— el Nuhas, [274].
Kalkili, [191], [192].
Kannir, [205].
Kantara, [16].
Karm, [17].
Karmelheim, [236].
Kars, [263].
Kasr el Azrak, [195].
Kastal, [242].
Katada, Emir, [337].
Katana, [268].
Katrah, [70], [79].
Kaukab, action of, [268], [269].
Kauwukah, [43].
Kaza, [66].
Kefr Harris, [220].
—— Kara, [205].
—— Kenna, [224].
—— Ruai, [219].
Kelly, Brigadier-General P.J.V., [168], [169], [170], [206], [314].
Kenna, Brigadier-General Paul, V.C., [316].
Kerak, [125].
Kerkur, [192].
Khalasa, [7].
Khan Ayash, [279].
—— el Shiha, [273].
—— Kusseir, [277].
—— Meizelun, [284].
—— Sebil, [288].
—— Shaikhun, [288].
—— Tuman, [289].
Khashim Zanna, [24], [25].
Khiyara Chiftlik, [274].
Khurbet Arak, [208].
—— Atuf, [232].
—— Deiran, [86].
—— el Likiye, [39].
—— el Mujeidilat, [58].
—— el Muweileh, [32].
—— el Raseife, [143].
—— Hadrah, [88], [108].
—— Jeladiyeh, [73].
—— Kauwukah, [43].
—— Surafend, [86].
Kishon, River, [192], [213], [233].
Kiswe, [266], [268], [275].
Kress von Kressenstein, General, [9], [57].
Kubeibe, [70], [79], [84].
Kuneitra, [262].
Kuryet el Enab, [101].
Kusr Atra, [258].
Kustine, [65].
Kustul, [107].
Kut el Amara, [1].
Kuwaik Su, [301].
Lady's Brook, the, [213].
Lambert, Major, [292].
Laminitis, [320].
Latron, [88].
Lawrence, Lieutenant-Colonel, [130], [195], [255], [257], [278].
Lawrence, Lieut.-General the Hon. Sir H., [viii.]
'Lebanon Hounds,' [301].
Lebanon Mountains, [311].
Leben Station, [242].
Lebon, Colonel, [190].
Lebwe, [295].
Lejjun, [192].
Light Car Patrols, [97], [232].
—— —— —— in advance on Aleppo, [285]-292.
Liktera, [200], [204].
Liman von Sanders, [193], [207], [250].
Lorries, British, [13], [63], [64].
—— Enemy, [208], [211], [288].
Lubban, [191], [220].
Ludd, [101], [189].
Lymphangitis, [320].
Maan, [129], [130], [153], [340].
Ma'arit el Na'aman, [288].
MacAndrew, Major-General Sir H.J.M., [272].
—— —— orders to 5th Cavalry Division at Damascus, [272].
—— —— captures Aleppo, [290].
Machine guns, British, [56], [82], [90], [220], [274], [285].
—— —— ammunition for, [328].
—— —— Enemy, [xiv], [27], [91].
Ma el Mallaka, [23].
Mafid Jozeleh, [229].
Makhadet Hajlah, [135].
—— Abu Naj, [230].
—— Fath Allah, [231].
Makhruk, [193], [227].
Malaria, [x], [177], [181], [246], [278], [283], [284].
Mamas, [205].
Mandesi, [130].
Maps, [23], [266].
Marash, [295], [301].
Marches, [xii], [11], [18], [94], [139], [148], [166], [200], [211], [212], [219], [266], [283].
—— night, [23], [61].
Mason, Lieutenant, [256].
Masudi, action of, [239].
Mecca, [3], [339].
—— Register of Ashraf at, [337].
—— Grand Sherif of, [337].
Medina, [339], [340], [341].
Megiddo, [192].
Meissner Pasha, [35].
Mejdel (Plain of Philistia), [59], [60].
—— (Plain of Sharon), [200].
—— (Sea of Galilee), [252], [259].
Merchants, native, [296], [299], [300].
Mesha, [191].
Mesmiye, [84].
Mesopotamia, [261].
Messudieh Junction, [4], [192].
Mezerib, [257], [264].
Mezze, [269].
Moab, [125].
Money, stabilisation of exchange. See [Exchange].
Morale. See [Turks].
Mosques, Beersheba, [35].
—— Gaza, [125].
Motor Boats, German, [126], [128], [129], [251].
—— —— —— used by British, [129], [136].
Mountains. See [Topography].
Mounted attacks, methods employed in, [55], [56].
Mud, [104], [118], [119], [138], [140], [311].
Mudir, [66].
Mughar, [70].
—— action of, [78].
Mughair, [200].
Mujeidil, [206].
Mukhalid, [200].
Mulebbis, [109].

Mules, [318], [325], [326].
—— prices realised by captured, [318].
Muntar, [127].
Musallabeh, [178], [181].
Muslimic Junction, [282], [293].
Musmus Pass, [192].
—— —— crossing of, [205], [206], [208], [209], [212].
Mutasserif, [66].
Naane, [86].
Naaur, [133].
Nablus, [101], [192], [198].
—— capture of, [221].
Nahie, [66].
Nahr el Auja, [88].
—— —— —— first crossing of, [108], [109], [110].
—— —— —— second crossing of, [122].
—— el Awaj, [274].
—— el Falik, [199], [203].
—— el Mukatta, [233].
—— el Zerka, [158], [160].
—— Iskanderuneh, [204].
—— Mefjir, [200].
—— Mughaniye, [267].
—— Rubin, [70].
—— Sukereir, [65].
Napoleon, a memory of, [261].
Nasir, Sherif, [257], [286].
—— —— seizes Aleppo, [290].
Natives. See [Arabs].
Navy, the Royal, [17], [48], [69], [93], [129], [213].
Nazareth, [193], [208].
—— capture of, [207], [224].
Nebi Samwil, [107].
—— Tari, [110].
—— Musa, [127].
New Zealand Mounted Brigade, [7], [24], [26], [28], [69], [86], [88], [128], [136],
[175], [184], [227], [229], [240], [243].
Night Marches. See [Marches].
Nisibin, [302].
Northforce, [302].
Nose bags, [13].
Olives, Mount of, [121].
Onslow, Brigadier-General, [217], [219], [220], [270].
Operating Unit, [152].
Orontes, River, [286].
Osborne, Lieut.-Col. R.H., [xv.]
Pack Animals, [13], [82].
Palestine, description of. See [Topography].
Palmyra, [302].
Paper money, values of. See [Exchange].
Persia, [2].
Philistia, Plain of, [7].
Picketing gear, [321].
Pig-sticking, [301].
Plans of Major Operations—
Gaza-Beersheba, [10]-11, [18], [20], [42].
Jerusalem, [101].
1st Trans-Jordan Raid, [132], [133], [134].
2nd Trans-Jordan Raid, [154], [155], [156], [157].
Esdraelon, [194], [195], [199], [200], [201].
Relief of Damascus, [247], [248].
Political objectives, [3], [247], [282].
Polo, [301].
Ponies, Arab. See [Horses].
Port Saïd, [17].
Prisoners—
As allies of British, [245].
Attitude of, [30], [60].
Difficulty of feeding, [225].
Mortality amongst, [278].
Numbers taken, [xii], [30], [31], [32], [59], [60], [83], [84], [88], [92], [100], [117],
[122], [153], [154]. [172], [175], [184], [186], [204], [207], [208], [209], [211], [213],
[214], [215], [221], [224], [225], [227], [230], [232], [236], [238], [239], [242], [245],
[251], [256], [268], [271], [273], [274], [275], [277], [278], [279], [283], [284], [285], [293].
Water for, [65], [238], [239].
Protection on march, [61], [201], [206].
Raad, Mr. C., [xv].
Rabue, [270].
Racing, [301].
Railways—
British, [16], [93].
British, construction of, [16], [93], [103], [191], [196].
Demolition of enemy, [4], [62], [130], [139], [142], [143], [153], [206], [219],
[241], [242], [339], [340].
Hedjaz, [4], [129], [130], [131], [191], [240], [339], [340].
Northern Palestine, [191], [192].
Southern Palestine, [4], [16], [17], [18], [35].
Syrian, [271], [282].
Rain, [104], [117], [118], [119], [122], [127], [137], [138], [146], [147], [151], [311].
Rakka, [302].
Ram Allah, [105].
Ram Allah Rakhman, [98].
Ramleh, [86], [197].
Ras el Ain, [295].
—— el Humeiyir, [232].
Ras el Nukb. [39], [42].
—— Ghannam, [18], [20].
—— Umm Zoka, [232], [240].
Rastan, [288].
Rations, [13], [225], [248].
Rayak, [282], [284], [295].
—— attempted raid on, [296].
Rearguard actions, Amman, [150], [151].
—— —— El Salt, [173], [174], [175].
Reconnaissance, [14], [15], [16], [235], [254].
—— method of, of villages, [78].
Red Hill, [157], [160], [161], [187].
Red Sea, [129].
Remounts. See [Horses].
Remte, [253], [255].
Reserves, British, [8], [141].
—— —— See also [Horse Artillery].
—— Enemy, [17].
R.H.A. Batteries—
'A' Battery, H A.C., [29], [162], [213], [269].
'B' Battery, H.A.C., [72], [161], [163], [190], [224], [232].
Ayrshire Battery, R.H.A., [274].
Berks Battery, R.H.A., [80], [90], [91], [253], [256].
Essex Battery, R.H.A., [274].
Hants Battery, R.H.A., [230], [239].
Notts Battery, R.H.A., [21], [29], [162], [215], [269].
Somerset Battery, R.H.A., [109], [148].
Richard Cœur de Lion, [107].
Richon-le-Zion, [86], [96].
Rivers, passage of, Auja, [108], [109], [110], [122].
—— —— —— Jordan (Ghoraniyeh), [134], [135], [136], [157].
—— —— —— (Benat Yakub), [258]-261, [262].
Roads—
Northern Palestine, [191], [192], [193], [205].
Southern Palestine, [4], [21], [62], [101], [103], [127].
Syria, [261], [262], [266], [272], [282], [285], [294], [296].
Trans-Jordan, [126], [133], [134], [137], [156], [159].
Robbers. See [Brigandage].
Rosh Pina, [262].
Royal Air Force. See [Aircraft].
Rujm el Bahr, [128].
—— el Oshir, [137].
Rushdi, [43].
Rushdi Bey, [239].
Russian notes, [300].
Ryrie, Brigadier-General, [143].
Saddle-wallets, [12].
Sahnaya, [274].
Salt, [133], [146], [149], [157], [167], [170], [229].
—— first capture of, [139].
—— —— withdrawal from, [150], [151].
—— second capture of, [158], [159].
—— —— withdrawal from, [174], [175].
Samaria, [192].
Sanah, [338].
Sand, [6].
—— colic, [312].
Sanjak, [66].
Sarona, [197].
Sasa, [267].
Sbeine, [279].
Sea traffic, [17], [69], [93], [248].
Second Mounted Division, [8].
Seffurie, [224].
Selmeh, [189], [197].
Semakh, [191], [248], [249].
—— capture of, [250], [251].
Senussi Campaign, [8], [297].
Seraikin, [288].
720 Point, [21].
Shannon, Major, [172].
Shea, Major-General Sir J.M., [53].
Shefa Amr, [232].
Sheikh Hassan, [32].
—— Muannis, [109].
—— Saad, [255], [257], [264].
—— Said, [289].
Shellal, [7].
Sherif, [337].
Sherifian Army, [129], [130], [192], [195], [240], [243], [245], [255], [264], [271], [277],
[279], [280], [286], [290], [293], [294].
—— —— police work of, [297].
—— History of, [App. II].
Shilta, [103].
Shtora, [284], [295].
Shunet Nimrin, [133], [170], [228].
—— —— unsuccessful attack of, [158] et seq.
Shuni, [255].
Sidun, [89].
Sihan, [3].
Sinai Desert, [7], [16].
Sindiane, [200].
630 Point, [21].
Smallpox, [278].
Smyrna, [295], [302].
Snow, [311].
Spahis, [190].
Spies, enemy, [5], [97], [119], [120].
Sport, [301], [302].
Stamboul, [3].
Strategical objectives, [4], [192], [282].
Suafir el Sharkiye, [60].
Suez Canal, [2], [7], [16].
Suffa, [114].
Summeil, [72].
Supply, difficulties of, [62], [63], [105], [107], [118], [225].
—— drawn from country, [248], [322], [323].
Suriyeh, [236].
Sweileh, [140], [144], [241].
Swords, cavalry, [8], [54], [83], [92].
—— —— Australian Mounted Division armed with, [App. I]. a.
Tabor, Mount, [191], [212].
Tabsor, [200].
Tactics, General Allenby's. See [Allenby].
—— Cavalry, [55], [56], [78], [90]-92, [235], [236], [253], [254], [256], [269], [292].
Tafas, [264].
Tafile, [130].
Taif, [339].
Talaat el Dumm, [127].
Tarsus, [295].
Tel Abu Dilakh, [46].
—— —— Hawam, [233].
—— el Dhrur, [205].
—— el Hesi, [61].
—— el Marrakeb, [12].
—— el Murre, [65], [69].
—— el Nejile, [44], [51], [52].
—— el Saba, [20], [23], [24], [27].
—— —— —— capture of, [28].
—— el Safi, [72].
—— el Sakaty, [20], [23], [24].
—— el Sharia, [3], [45].
—— el Subat, [234].
—— el Sultan, [178].
—— el Turmus, [70], [84].
—— Hasil, [290].
—— Jezer, [89].
—— Khuweilfeh, [38], [39], [58].
—— —— capture of, [40].
—— Madh, [252].
Tel Shadud, [208].
Temptation, Mount of, [127], [188].

Thothmes III., [192].
3039 Point, [147], [148].
Tibben, [313].
Tiberias, [249], [251], [252].
—— Lake, [134], [191].
Tine Station, [72], [85].
Tire (Philistia), [113].
—— (Sharon), [199].
Topography—
Northern Palestine, [191], [192].
Southern Palestine, [6], [7], [20], [50], [78], [89], [106], [126], [127].
Syria, [260], [266], [272], [285], [290].
Trans-Jordan, [133], [134].
Training. See [Cavalry].
Trains, Divisional, [63].
Transport, [62], [63], [248], [323]-330.
Trench warfare, [3]-5, [123].
—— —— unsuitability of cavalry for, [155], [156].
Tripoli, [285], [286], [287], [294], [295].
Troops, British—
Disease among, [x], [181], [246], [283], [284], [287].
Reorganisation of, [154], [179], [App. I]. a, I. b.
Strength of, [9], [193].
Tubk el Kaneitra, [127].
Tul Keram, [4], [192],[217], [218], [221].
Turks—
As allies of British, [245].
Bad shooting of, [xiv].
Cavalry,[22], [264].
Committee of Union and Progress, [298].
Desertion, [67].
Dread of high explosive shells, [308].
Fighting value of, [xiii], [68].
Health, [xiii], [60].
Ill-treatment of, by Germans, [xiii], [xiv], [193], [194], [260].
Marching powers of, [50], [64.]
Morale, [xiii], [60],[92], [193], [216], [231], [254], [270], [271], [273], [274],[276],
[293], [306].
Numbers, [9], [154], [193].
Recruiting methods of, [66].
Spies, [97], [120].
Treatment of Arabs by, [264],[338].
Three things feared by, [xiv],[218].
Turmanin, [290].
Umbrella Hill,[32].
Um el Ameidat, [46].
—— el Fahm,[212].
—— el Shert,[156],[164], [191], [227], [229].
Venereal Disease, [278], [279].
Villages, description of,[78].
—— method of reconnoitring, [78].
Wadi Amman, [141].
—— Arseniyet, [138].
—— Ashlul el Wawy, [233].
—— Dhahr, [72].
—— el Arab, [255].
—— el Auja, [126], [129], [153], [178], [186].
—— el Hammam, [242].
—— el Retem, [163], [164].
—— el Shreikiye, [23].
—— el Sitt, [213].
—— el Sunt, [105].
—— el Tabil, [233].
—— el Zabirani, [273].
—— Farah, [193], [222].
—— Ghuzze, [7][7].
—— Hanafish, [43].
—— Hesi, [48], [52], [61].
—— Jamus, [79][79].
—— Jofet el Ghazlaniye, [137].
—— Kafrinji, [240].
—— Kefrein, [137].
—— Kumran, [128].
—— Maraba, [277].
—— Mejma, [60].
—— Nueiameh, [186], [187].
—— Ratam, [256].
—— Saba, [20].
—— Selman, [235].
—— Sharia, [21], [45].
—— Shellal el Ghor, [82].
—— Sherar, [232].
—— Surar, [102].
Wagons, [13], [323].
—— loads of, [329], [330].
—— G.S. and L.G.S. compared, [323], [324].
Warakani, [206].
Water, detecting presence of, [317].
—— supply, [16], [33], [38], [52], [61], [95], [96], [178], [186], [244].
Water, shortage of, [7], [14], [32], [33], [41],[44],[58],[63], [64], [94], [105], [314],
[315],[316],[317].
Water-carts, [14], [248].
Weather,[63],[104], [117],[311].
Wells, destruction of, [7], [30], [33],[57], [64].
—— depth of, [44], [57], [64].
—— pumping plant, [44], [51], [59], [95], [96].
West Indies Regiment, [179], [227], [229].
Wilson, Brigadier-General L., [215].
Wind, [63], [71],[118],[119],[179], [180],[311].
Wounded, Evacuation of, [151],[152],[173].
Yahudieh, [110].
Yebnah, [78].
Yeomanry Division, [8], [58], [85], [103], [112], [115], [App. I]. a.
—— —— disbandment of, [116],[154].
Yeomanry Brigades—
5th, [7], [8],[55], [72], [94], [157], [165].
6th, [8], [79], [89], [104], [112].
7th, [8],[24], [39], [51], [113].
8th, [8], [21],[22], [58],[78], [103].
22nd, [8] [79], [103], [113].
Yeomanry Regiments—
Berks, [80],[90].
Bucks, [80],[90].
Dorsets, [80],[90],[253], [255].
Gloucester,[117],[207], [275].
Middlesex, [21], [22],[230],[239].
Sherwood Rangers, [234].
Warwick, [53].
Worcester, [53], [221], [226], [232].
Yilderim Army Group, [1], [4],[70], [105].
Zahle, [284].
Zebda, [253].
Zebdani, [284].
Zeid, Emir, [339].
Zeita, [68].
Zeitûn, [112].
Zelefe, [204].
Zenobia, [302].
Zernuka, [70], [79],[84].
Ziza Station, [242].
Zor Defai, [288].

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