THE CAMPAIGN IN PALESTINE
GENERAL AMY'S DISPATCH - THE PALL OF JERUSALEM " ... London, January 20. The Gazette publishes Goneial Alle.nby's' dispatch covering the operations from Juno 28, ;1917, to the fall of Jerusalem. Tlio dispatch emphasises the transport difficulties and the shortage of water. The routes for transport were extremely limited; and practically the whole of the available transport, • including thirty thousand camels, had to be allotted to oho portion of the eastern forces. ' The dispatch tells how before the fall of Gaza the enemy, who was strongly entrenched, was kept guessing as to whero the main attack would fall. - ■' The dispatch shows that tliorc was the. _most raj>id consolidation of the British gains iu the passes of the JudCan hills before the Turks could rally, and that was what ensured the surrender of Jerusalem. The New Zealand Mounted Rifles on November 14 had a smart engagemont at Ayunkara, six miles south of Jaffa, The Turks counter-attacked detcrmin- , edJx,,,aji,d. got within fifteen yards of our line. A bayonet attack drove them back with heavy loss. Our infantry commenced to advanco on Jerusalem on November 19, ono portion advancing on the main road towards Kuryet-el-Enab with the Australian Mounteds protecting their rightflank. Kuryot-01-Enab was captured on the 20th. The enemy's attack on the 29th penetrated an outpost line, northeast of Jaffa, but the Turks were driven out. The dispatch mentions that General Chauvel, commander of the mounted tr ( oops, had an invariable series of successes in both attack and pursuit-. His • co-operation with the other arms, always ready and» loyal, contributed .. greatly to the victory-r-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. ENEMY CAMPS ANDDEPOTS BOMBED • BOMBS DROPPED ON TROOPS IN CLOSE FORMATION.. (Rec. January 27, 11.55 p.m.) London, January 27. A Palostine official report states: "Our aeroplanes bombed camps and . depots west of Sebuieh, and made several direct hits. They also surprised 2000 troops in closo formation south of Nablus, and dropped half a ton of bombs on them before they could disperse. A camp of mounted men was also bombed, stampeding the animals." —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assu.-R^uter.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 11, 28 January 1918, Page 6
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341THE CAMPAIGN IN PALESTINE Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 11, 28 January 1918, Page 6
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