CONTENTS
| [CHAPTER I] | ||||
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| Preliminary. Situation in the East in June 1917. Objectives ofthe Palestine Campaign. The country. The opposing armies | [1] | |||
| [CHAPTER II] | ||||
| Plan of the operations. Laying the foundations. Cavalryreconnaissances. Work of the engineers. Maps and water supply | [10] | |||
| [CHAPTER III] | ||||
| 1917 Oct. 27th to Nov. 1st | The first round. The attack on Beersheba. Chargeof the 4th A.L.H. Brigade. Capture of the town with2000 prisoners. Destruction of the wells. First attackon the Gaza defences. German buildings in Beersheba.Arab sheikhs and the Camel Transport Corps | [18] | ||
| [CHAPTER IV] | ||||
| Nov. 2nd to Nov. 7th | The decisive battle. Enemy counterstroke on theeast. Hard fighting of the cavalry and the 53rdDivision. Lack of water. Capture of Tel Khuweilfeh.And of Hareira and Sharia. Enemy's front broken.Cavalry through the gap. Fall of Gaza | [38] | ||
| [CHAPTER V] | ||||
| Nov. 8th and 9th | The pursuit. All three cavalry divisions employed.Strong enemy resistance. Charge of the Yeomanry atHuj. Water at last. Sufferings of the horses. Delaycaused by lack of water. Arak el Menshiye and BeitDuras | [50] | ||
| [CHAPTER VI] | ||||
| Nov. 10th to Nov. 12th | The Cavalry Corps in line from the railway to the sea.Difficulties of supply. Withdrawal of all but twoinfantry divisions. Great heat and lack of water causesa slackening of the pursuit. Anzac Division seizes theEsdud bridge. Stiffening of the enemy resistance.The action of Balin | [61] | ||
| [CHAPTER VII] | ||||
| Nov. 13th to Nov. 15th | Attack on the enemy line. Charge of the 6th MountedBrigade at El Mughar. Armoured cars enter JunctionStation. Capture of the station. Enemy forces cutin two. Right group driven northwards across theRiver Auja, and left group into the Judæan Hills.Occupation of Ramleh, Ludd, and Jaffa. The Sidun-AbuShusheh position. Second charge of the 6thMounted Brigade | [77] | ||
| [CHAPTER VIII] | ||||
| Nov. 16th and 17th | Necessity for reinforcements, and exhaustion of horsescauses a lull in the operations. A waterless record.The Australian cavalry horse. Junction Station. Reappearanceof the Corps Ammunition Column. The Predatory Gunner. TheA.P.M.'s Odyssey. A Turkish communiqué | [93] | ||
| [CHAPTER IX] | ||||
| Nov. 18th to Nov. 25th | The advance resumed. Amwas. The AustralianMounted Division withdrawn to rest. The YeomanryDivision enter the mountains. Rain. Unsuccessfulattacks on the Beitunia Ridge. Difficulties of thecountry. Our infantry seize Nebi Samwil. TheAnzac Mounted Division forces the crossing of theNahr el Auja in the plain. And is driven back | [101] | ||
| [CHAPTER X] | ||||
| Dec. 1st to Dec. 31st | Hard fighting and bad weather in the hills. Our communicationscut. The last of the Yeomanry Division.Winter conditions in the Philistine Plain. Rain andmud. Floods cause breakdowns in the supply services.A 'Merry Christmas.' Enemy spies in the mountains.Surrender of Jerusalem. Final crossing of the Auja.Results achieved by the Desert Mounted Corps duringthe operations | [112] | ||
| [CHAPTER XI] | ||||
| 1918 Jan. 1st to Feb. 28th | 'Rest and Refit.' The ruins of Gaza. Decision toextend the battle line to the Jordan. The country betweenJerusalem and the Dead Sea basin. Thefirst descent into the Jordan Valley. Occupation of Jericho.A naval battle 1300 feet below the level of the ocean.Second descent into the Valley. Our right flankestablished on the river Jordan. Operations of theArab forces | [123] | ||
| [CHAPTER XII] | ||||
| Mar. 1st to Apr. 2nd | The first trans-Jordan raid. Description of the trans-Jordancountry. Bridging the Jordan. Difficultiesof the cavalry. Rain and cold. Hedjaz Railway cutnorth and south of Amman. Unsuccessful attackson the town. Large enemy reinforcements arrive onthe scene. Floods sweep away the bridges over theJordan. Hard fighting at El Salt. Attack on Ammanabandoned. Withdrawal of the raiding force | [132] | ||
| [CHAPTER XIII] | ||||
| Apr. 3rd to May 4th | Results of the raid. Successes of the Arab Army.Reorganisation of the Cavalry Corps. The secondtrans-Jordan raid. Capture of El Salt. Failure offirst attack on Shunet Nimrin. Enemy reinforcementscross the Jordan at Jisr el Damieh. 4th A.L.H.Brigade hard pressed. Loss of the guns. Enemyclears the way to El Salt. The Beni Sakhr play usfalse. Precarious position of our cavalry in the hills.Failure of second attack on Shunet Nimrin. Hardfighting at El Salt. Ammunition running out. Theraiding force withdraws across the Jordan. Resultsof the raid | [153] | ||
| [CHAPTER XIV] | ||||
| May 5th to Aug. 31st | Decision to hold the Jordan Valley during the summer.The Valley line. Description of the country andclimate. Enemy attacks on Abu Tellul and El Henurepulsed. An example of 'Kultur.' Out of the Valleyof Desolation | [177] | ||
| [CHAPTER XV] | ||||
| Sept. 1st to Sept. 18th | Preparations for the great drive. Description of theTurkish line and the country behind it. The opposingforces. Precautions to ensure secrecy. Plan of theoperations. Lawrence's Arabs cut the enemy railwayat Deraa junction. At the starting post | [190] | ||
| [CHAPTER XVI] | ||||
| Sept. 19th to Sept. 21st | Opening the door. Cavalry through the gap and overthe Carmel Range. On the Plain of Armageddon. 13thCavalry Brigade captures the enemy G.H.Q. at Nazareth.Cavalry seize Afule, Jenin, and Beisan. Bighaul of prisoners at Jenin | [202] | ||
| [CHAPTER XVII] | ||||
| Sept. 19th to Sept. 22nd | Rolling up the enemy flank. Work of the 5th A.L.H.Brigade. Our infantry attack all along the line anddrive in the Turkish front. Our cavalry reoccupyNazareth. Sad fate of the 'Haifa Annexation Expedition.'Chaytor's force closes the Jisr el Damiehroad, and advances on Shunet Nimrin. Turkisharmies trapped | [217] | ||
| [CHAPTER XVIII] | ||||
| Sept. 23rd | Drawing the net. Action of Makhadet Abu Naj.Capture of Haifa. Action at Makhadet el Masudi.Turkish VIIth and VIIIth Armies completely destroyed.Adventures of Chaytor's Force. Surrender of theHedjaz Corps. British and Turks as 'Allies' | [229] | ||
| [CHAPTER XIX] | ||||
| Sept. 24th to Sept. 27th | Decision to advance on Damascus. The orders forthe advance. 4th A.L.H. Brigade captures Semakh.Treachery of the Germans. Capture of Tiberias. Therace for Damascus. 4th Cavalry Division strikes atthe flank of the retreating IVth Army. And joinshands with the Arab forces | [247] | ||
| [CHAPTER XX] | ||||
| Sept. 27th and Sept. 28th | The action at the Bridge of Jacob's Daughters. Amemory of Napoleon's campaign in Syria. Last crossingof the Jordan. Occupation of El Kuneitra. Someundisciplined 'Allies.' 4th Cavalry Division reachesEl Mezerib. Turks massacre women and children.The Arabs' vengeance | [258] | ||
| [CHAPTER XXI] | ||||
| Sept. 29th to Oct. 5th | The last lap of the race to Damascus. Orders of theCavalry Corps. A fight in the darkness. The actionof Kaukab. 5th A.L.H. Brigade closes the Beirûtroad. Our two columns meet at Damascus. End ofthe Turkish IVth Army. Capture of the city with12,000 prisoners. Terrible condition of the enemytroops. A record charge by Australian cavalry. Disordersin Damascus | [266] | ||
| [CHAPTER XXII] | ||||
| Oct. 5th to Oct. 31st | Decision to advance to Rayak and Beirût. Sicknessin the Corps. Occupation of Homs and Tripoli. 5thCavalry Division ordered to advance to Aleppo. Ahunt by the armoured cars. A piece of bluff.Fall of Aleppo. The last of the Turkish army. The Armistice.Captures of the Desert Mounted Corps | [282] | ||
| [CHAPTER XXIII] | ||||
| Police work. The Desert Mounted Corps administers a countrylarger than Scotland. Condition of the country after theArmistice. Pax Britannica. Co-operation of the Arabs. Workof the Armenian Reparations Committee. Character of theArmenians. A gamble in exchange. Sport and games. Endof the Desert Mounted Corps. Northern Syria handed over tothe French | [295] | |||
| [CHAPTER XXIV] | ||||
| Horse Artillery | [303] | |||
| [CHAPTER XXV] | ||||
| Horses | [311] | |||
| [CHAPTER XXVI] | ||||
| Transport and Ammunition Supply | [322] | |||
| [Appendix I:] | (a) [The Desert Mounted Corps] | [331] | ||
| (b) [Infantry] | [335] | |||
| [Appendix II:] | Note on the Arab Movement | [337] | ||
| [Appendix III:] | Terms of Turkish Armistice | [342] | ||
ILLUSTRATIONS
[Lieutenant-General Sir H.G. Chauvel, K.C.B., K.C.M.G].
[Water at Esani]
[Country near Beersheba]
[Beersheba]
[Beersheba First Train]
[Turkish Cavalry]
[Turkish Machine Guns]
[After the Charge at Huj]
[Marching over Philistine Plain]
[Von Falkenhayn]
[Austrian Howitzer]
[R.H.A. in Action in Mountains]
[Reading British Proclamation in Jerusalem]
[Mosque at Gaza]
[German Motor Boat]
[Grain from Moab]
[River Jordan]
[Shunet Nimrin]
[Motor Lorries 'Before']
[Motor Lorries 'After']
[German Aircraft]
[In the Hands of the Enemy]
[Nazareth]
[Tiberias]
[R.H.A. Fording River Jordan]
[Barada Gorge, Damascus]
[Feisal's Headquarters at Damascus]
[Tripoli]
[Aleppo]
[Arabs and Feisal's Soldiers]
[River Euphrates]
[Aintab]
[Inscription at Dog River]
LIST OF MAPS AND DIAGRAMS.
Folding out.