Bruger:Nis Hoff/Kladde4: Forskelle mellem versioner

I løbet af dagen blev de forstærket med 3. lette beredne brigade fra den beredne australske division med 12. lette pansrede motorbatteri, 158. og 160. brigade fra 53. division 229. brigade fra 74. division,<ref name="AMDwd10.17"/><ref>Falls 1930 Vol. 2 pp. 38–9</ref> ledsaget af 96. tunge artillerigruppe (undtagen fire batterier) og det britiske "A" batteri fra 117. feltartilleribrigade.

 

 

At 04:10 on Saturday 27 October a post held by the 1st County of London Yeomanry to the west of Bir el Girheir on Point 630 was attacked by an Ottoman cavalry patrol "in great strength."<ref name="Falls38">Falls 1930 Vol. 2 p. 38</ref> About 05:30 the infantry and cavalry, estimated by a [[Royal Flying Corps]] reconnaissance aircraft to be a force of 2,000, attacked the outpost line, becoming heavily engaged on Hill 630, where the attack on both flanks was supported by heavy machine gun and artillery fire.<ref name="Massey29"/><ref name="Preston21"/> At 06:48, the 8th Mounted Brigade reported Ottoman units attacking Point 630 and a hill {{convert|1.5|mi|km}} to the south east, with an infantry battalion of the 158th Brigade (53rd Division) advancing towards Point 630, with one battalion and one battery at Sebil/Point 550.<ref name="AMDwd27.10">Australian Mounted Division War Diary 27 October 1917 AWM4-1-58-4 parts 1, 3 and Appendix 43</ref> Two troops of 1st County of London Yeomanry ordered forward to the right of the post, advanced through heavy fire to find the post almost surrounded. A squadron of the City of London Yeomanry in reserve advanced, also under heavy fire, to occupy a position {{convert|200|yd|m}} south of the threatened post and stopped the Ottoman forces from completely surrounding it. By 07:55 two, or more camel guns were seen approaching Point 630 from Bir Ifteis while the yeomanry garrisons on Point 630 continued to hold their ground. However, as reinforcements including infantry were fighting their way forward to relieve Point 630 they were heavily fired on about 10:30, causing the reinforcements to fall back. However, by 10:55 the infantry attack began to develop, moving up the slope of Point 630.<ref name="AMDwd27.10"/>