ملف ‎٣٦٦٥\١٩٢٤ الجزء ٣ "الجزيرة العربية:- الوضع ١٩٢٤. الهجوم الوهابي على شرق الأردن؛ حدود الحجاز-شرق الأردن." [و‎‎٢‎١‎٦] (٣٤٠/٣٠٩)

about 1 mile north west of Teneib a message was dropped
ordering me to follow enemy and attack.
I passed through Teneib just as they had evacuated
The various bodies I have mentioned before were now con
verging and retiring in an easterly direction. I remained
on the truck which runs practically south and advanced
until a large party of the enemy was crossing my fromt
from right to left. (They were accompanied by several
long strings of camels which I presume were loot and
did not see again during the whole o^ the action).
I opened fire here at 0930 hours with 3 guns at
900 yards range, and inflicted visible casualties.
A running action was kept up until all the enemy were east
of the track. I then took up a position on Kastal hill
and engaged the enemy from there until I was unable to
observe the effect of my fire.
From here I proceeded to Ziza in order to cross
the Railway. Arranging the Section in line X then read-
vanced on the enemy, who were now in mass formation
covering an area of about one and a half miles, and whose
strength I estimated to be 5,000. They were now being
followed by local tribesmen so to avoid confusion I ran
along their right flank and when opposite their centre,
turned in, halted, and opened fire at 600 yards. The
target was so excellent that I saw no rea.on to approach
closer and take unnecessary risk. 1 carried out these
of following them and engaging them from 2 miles
east of the Railway to 12 miles east of the Railway,
bringing the three Lewis guns into action as well as the
Vickers, until lack of ammunition forced me to give up
the action#
Visible casualties were inflicted on all oooa
sions and I estimate about 500 dead or badly wounded
were