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=== 7. november ===
TheDen Anzacberedne MountedAnzac Divisiondivision (lessundtagen theden Newberende Zealandnewzealandske Mountedriffelbrigade, Riflessom Brigadestadig stillvar attachedtilknyttet to53. Barrow'sdivision detachmentved with the 53rd (WelshKhuweilfe) Divisionfik nearordre Khuweilfe)til receivedat ordersrykke to advance totil Ameidat onden 7. Novembernovember.<ref name="Preston 1921 p. 44"/><ref>Keogh 1955 p. 160</ref> TheyDen pushedtrængte throughigennem aet gaphul ini theden Ottomanosmanniske defensiveforsvarslinje line atved Kh. Umm el Bakr. ThisDette gaphul hadvar beenopstået, createdda whenforsvarerne thetrak defenderssig closedind up towardsmod Tel esh Sheria andog Tel el Khuweilfe. TheyDen rodered totil [[Umm el Ameidat]], {{convert|5|mi|8 km}} northnordvest west offor Tel esh Sheria stationstationen onpå thejernbanen [[Railway totil Beersheba|Beersheba touden Junctionat Stationmøde railway]]modstand withoutde beingførste opposedkilometer. forSom theforreste first couplebrigade ofrykkede miles1. Aslette the leadberedne brigade, thei 1st Light Horse Brigade moved in openåben formation over thesletten plainhvor theyde wereblev shelledbeskudt bymed Ottomanartilleri artilleryfra fromvest theog westnordvest. andDa north-west1. Aslette theberedne 1stbrigade Lightnærmede Horsesig Brigadestationen approachedkl. the11 stationblev atdet 11:00,forreste theregiment leadingbeskudt. regimentI werestedet firedfor on.at Insteadsidde ofaf dismountingog toangribe thetil attackfods, theyangreb chargedde intoi thegalop placeog whicherobrede wasstedet capturedefter after aen "sharpskarp fight,kamp" alongforuden withstore largeforsynings- supply and ammunitionog depotsammunitionsdepoter.<ref name="Preston45–6">Preston 1921 p. 45–6</ref><ref>Falls 1930 Vol. 2 pp. 112–4</ref> AtVed Ameidat theytog capturedde 396 prisonersfanger andog 27 trucksvogne loadedlæsset withmed ammunition, ordnancelagre storesaf includingmateriel, herunder armsvåben andog saddlerysadeltøj.<ref name="Falls113">Falls 1930 Vol. 2 p. 113</ref> FromI deres theirstilling position15 {{convert|10|mi|km}} behindbag theden oldosmmaniske Ottomanfrontlinje frontblev lineden theberedne Anzac Mounteddivision Divisionbeskud wasfra shelledde fromjudæiske thebjerge Judeantil Hillshøjre onfor theirdem rightaf andde thetunge Ottomanosmanniske heavykanoner gunsi firingSheria fromog Sheria andfra Atawineh redoubtsskanserne ontil the leftvenstre. TheseDisse Ottomanosmmaniske gunskanoner alsobeskød firedogså on20. theog XX and XXI21. Corpskorps coveringog thedækkede countryområdet inmed shrapnelgranatsplinter, smokerøg andog duststøv.<ref>Powles 1922 pp. 142–3</ref>
AtVed noonmiddagstid patrolsblev fromder thesendt Anzacpatruljer Mountedud Divisionfra rodeden outberedne Anzac division fromfra Ameidat northnordpå towardsmod Tel en Nejil {{convert|4|mi|6 km}} awayborte onved thejernbanen railway,og andnordvest north-westpå towardsmod Kh. Jemmame on theved Wadi Jammame alsoogså 6 {{convert|4|mi|km}} awayborte. HalfEn anhalv hourtime latersenere theyfik werede informedat thatvide, at Gaza hadvar fallenfaldet, andog thedivisionen divisionfik wasbesked urgedpå toat attemptforsøge toat cutafskære offgarnisonen thei retreatGazas oftilbagetrækning theved Gazaat garrisonrykke byfrem advancing totil Kh. Jemmame, although theselv centreom ofcentrum theaf linelinjen aroundomkring Hareira andog Atawineh wasstadig stillblev heldholdt byaf Ottomanosmanniske rearguardsbagtropper.<ref name="Falls113"/><ref name="Powles143">Powles 1922 p. 143</ref>
BothBegge patrolspatruljer wereblev stoppedstoppet byaf Ottomanosmanniske rearguardsbagtropper, ahvoraf veryen strongmeget onestærk wasen locatedlå on theved Tel Abu Dilakh halfhalvvejs way totil Kh. Jemmame. AlthoughDa the2. 2ndlette Lightberedne Horsebrigade Brigadered rodefrem forwardfor toat supportstøtte the1. 1stlette Lightberedne Horsebrigade Brigade'sangreb attackpå onhøjen the Tel atkl. 15:00, andog thede combinedto forcebrigader oftilsammen thetrængte twoforsvarerne brigadesned pushedaf the defenders back off the hillbakken, theindtog rearguardbagtroppen tooken upny anotherstærk strongstilling positionlidt a short distance tolængere themod northnord.<ref name="Falls113"/><ref name="Powles143"/> AlthoughSelv thereom wasder noikke watervar available,vand thetil rådighed gik den beredne Anzac Mounteddivision Divisioni bivouacedbivuak nearnær Ameidat holdinghvor aden battleopstillede en forpostlinje, outpostsom linestrakte stretchingsig fromfra Abu Dilakh totil 3 {{convert|2|mi|km}} eastøst of thefor railwayjernbanen.<ref name="Preston45–6"/><ref name="Powles143"/> DuringI theløbet nightaf scoutsnatten fromfik thespejdere 3rdfra Light3. Horselette Brigadebrigade (afterefter beingat relievedde fromvar theblevet outpostafløst linefra connectingforpostlinjen, thesom XXforbandt with20. theog XXI21. Corpskorps) foundforbindelse touchtil withden theberedne Anzac Mounteddivision i Divisionnærheden nearaf Abu Dilakh,<ref>Preston 1921 p. 46</ref> andog the7. 7thberedne Mountedbrigade Brigadeblev wassendt sentaf tosted reinforcefor theat Anzacforstærke Mountedden Division,beredne asAnzac division, theda Newden Zealandberedne Mountednewzealandske Riflesriffelbrigade Brigadestadig wasvar stilli inområdet theved Tel el Khuweilfe areamed with the 53rd (Welsh)53. Divisiondivision.<ref name="Powles143"/><ref group="Note">Chauvel haser beenblevet criticisedkritiseret for notikke orderingat thehave Australianbeordret Mountedden Divisionberedne toaustralske joindivision thetil Anzacat Mountedslutte Division'ssig advancetil whichden wouldberedne haveAnzac placeddivisions thefremrykning, 4thhvilket Lightville Horsehave Brigadeplaceret in4. alette positionberedne tobrigade makei thestilling til at foretage [[Chargeangrebet atved Sheria]] from thefra flankflanken. [Baly 2003 p. 125]</ref>
=== 7–8 November ===
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