"تاريخ الحرب الكبرى استنادًا إلى وثائق رسمية. الحملة في بلاد الرافدين ١٩١٤-١٩١٨. مجلد I" [و‎‎١‎٢‎٠] (٤٥٤/٢٤٤)

TURKISH STRENGTH AND CASUALTIES 217
General Delamain selected the conduct of the Indian mule-
drivers, who took ammunition to the firing line of the Dorsets and
24th Punjabis, as worthy of special commendation. He cited an
instance of a mule-driver, wounded himself, holding on to his
struggling and wounded mules under very heavy rifle fire, as one
of the most courageous acts that had come under his notice.
Although the first estimate of the enemy’s casualties was
considerably low’er, it was later calculated that in the three
days’ fighting the hostile losses in killed and wounded totalled
some six thousand,* including two thousand Arab tribesmen.
In addition, the British had taken prisoner 18 officers and
724 other ranks. The enemy strength at the commencement
of the fighting had been estimated! at one regular cavalry
* Information from Turkish sources places the effective strength of the
Turkish regular troops at under 7,000 and their casualties at under 3,000,
excluding Arab tribesmen.
t The Turkish “ Order of Battle ” was :—
As given in General Melliss’ report.
31st Cavalry Regiment.
'Seven batteries of field
artillery (35th and
37th Regiments)
each armed with four
32
guns
< 8-7 c.m. guns.
Two mountain guns,
38th Regiment.
Two heavy guns (12-5
c.m.).
As derived from Turkish sources.
Headquarters of the Right Wing
command.
Headquarters, 35th Division.
Three cavalry squadrons.
35th Division artillery'
regiment of two bat
teries field artillery,
each of six guns.
Murattab field battery of V 21
five guns. guns.
Two mountain guns.
Two howitzers (10‘5
c.m.).
Engineer Company (from Aleppo).
f Two battalions, 103rd
35th ] Infantry Regiment.
Division J Two battalions, 104th
under ) Infantry Regiment.
RazaBey I Two battalions, 105th
(killed) (_ Infantry Regiment.
38th
Division
under
Ali Bey
Two battalions, Fire Bri
gade Regiment.
One battalion, Osmanjik
Volunteers.
f One battalion, Baghdad
gendarmerie.
Two battalions, remnants
of original 38th
. Division.
(Note .—Each infantry battalion
had been made up to 1,000 strong
by the addition of Kurdish
irregulars.)
Two Red Crescent companies.
3,000 Arabs under Sayad Yezdi,
9,000 under Ajaimi, 2,000 in boats.
Engineer Company (35th Division)-
Two battalions, 104th'l
Regiment. [ 35th
Two battalions, 105th f Division.
Regiment J
Two battalions, Fire Brigade Regi
ment.
One Murattab battalion (amalga
mation of Osmanjik battalion
and l/26th Regiment).
Two Arab battalions, Murattab
Iraq Regiment.
(Note. —Ali Bey, the commander
of the Fire Brigade Regiment, was
in executive command of the whole
force under the direction of Sulaiman
Askari.)
Field Hospital.
Over 18,000 Arab tribesmen,
including 3,700 horsemen, under
Ajaimi and other leaders.