"كُتيّب اليمن" [و‎‎٢‎٩] (١٩٠/٦٢)

VIIL—YEMEN ARMY CORPS.
G. O. C. : Ahmed Tewfik Pasha.
C. O. S. ; 'Ali Petri Bey.
G. H. Q. : San'a.
39th Division. Lahej.
0. C.: 'Ali Sa'id Pasha.
Infantry Regiment No. 115.*
No, 116.
No. 117. t
7th Model Battalion.
40th Division. Hodeidah.
0. C. : Ragheb Bey.
Infantry Regiment No. 118.
No. 119.+
No. 120.
Corps Troops.
26th Cavalry Regiment.
Horse Artillery Battalion.
Three machine gun Compa
nies.
Nine Pield and Mountain
Batteries.
One Howitzer battery.
Four heavy batteries § (in
San'a,Hodeidah,Ta'iz,etc.).
7th Engineer Battalion.
Independent Engineer Com
pany.
Rocket battery.
Besides Arab auxiliaries and
two militia battalions, one
at Ta'iz and the other in
the Tihamah.
Distribution on November 30 (Aden);—
Lahej, Waht, Sheikh Sa'id, etc., 9 to
10 battalions; Ta'iz and district, 1
company; San 'a and Menakhah, about
2 battalions; with Imam, 1 battalion;
Hodeidah, J battalion; Loheiah and
on southern border of Asir, about 3
battalions.
26th Cavalry Regiment at San'a and
Lahej.
Distribution of artillery and machine
guns (Aden, November 30):—
Lahej district, 31 or 32, with 7 machine
guns.
Hodeidah, 4 heavy guns (4 •7" or 6")
12 hours inland on San'a road (pri
soner); (?) 5 other guns.
Loheiah, 4 guns; Sheikh Sa'id, 7 guns,
4 Nordenfeldt machine guns.
Some old fortress guns at Ta'iz and San'a.
Ta'iz, one mountain battery (4 guns).
Horse Artillery without teams or per
sonnel are reported at San'a.
Artillery personnel is very short and the
above is thought to be all the artillery
that can be put in the field.
Independent Engineer Company near
Lahej. About 1,500 Arab and Somali
irregulars who supply about 250 camel
troops for mounted patrols in Lahej,
* Officer Commanding : Rahib Bey.
t „ „ Hauf Bey.
T „ „ Husni Bey.
§ Including some 10*5 cm. guns (Aden).