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==== Huj ====
{{main|Angrebet ved Huj}}
[[FileFil:Turkish Howitzer outside the Victoria Barracks, Melbourne.jpg|thumb|OttomanOsmannisk Armyhaubits, howitzersom capturedblev nearerobret ved Huj, nower onnu displayudstillet outsideved Victoria Barracks, Melbourne.]]
TheDen advanceberedne towardsaustralske Hujdivision byog the60. Australiandivisions Mountedfremrykning Division,mod withHuj theblev 60thgenoptaget (London)den Division8. november, resumedhvor on 8 November,de whenstødte anotherpå strongen rearguardny ofstærk artillerybagtrop andmed machine-gunsartilleri wasog encounteredmaskingeværer.<ref name="Woodward 2006 pp. 124, 127">Woodward 2006 pp. 124, 127</ref><ref name="Falls117">Falls 1930 Vol. 2 p. 117</ref> WhileMens sufferingde "considerablevar shelludsat fire,"for thebetydelig 5thgranatbeskydning Mountedrykkede Brigade5. advancedbrigade onfrem thei leftvenstre ofside theaf 60th (London)60. Divisiondivision. DuringUnder aen personalpersonlig reconnaissancerekognoscering byaf Major Generalgeneral Shea, commandinglederen theaf 60th (London)60. Divisiondivision, heså sawhan aen "stragglingkolonne columnefternølere ofpå enemyvej movingfra fromvest westmod toøst eastomkring some5 {{convert|3|mi|km|spell=in}} aheadfremme andog aen flankflankedækning guardmed withartilleri, artillerysom hastilyhastigt takinggik upi astilling positionpå to the righthøjre front." HeHan commandedgav the5. 5thberedne Mountedbrigade Brigadeordre totil chargeat theangribe Ottomanden flankosmanniske guardflankedækning.<ref>Falls 1930 Vol. 2 pp. 120–1</ref> AEn smalllille contingentenhed madeforetog aet cavalrykavaleriangreb '''chargemed at Huj''' with sabressabler. TheseDisse 200 menmand from thefra 1/1st1. [[Warwickshire Yeomanry]] and theog 1/1st1. [[Worcestershire Yeomanry]] sufferedled heavystore casualtiestab, but managedmen todet reachlykkedes thedem gunsaf andnå cutkanonerne downog thedræbe gunnerskanonererne.<ref name="Woodward 2006 pp. 124, 127"/> InHerved doingnedkæmpede sode theyden destroyedsidste theosmanniske laststyrke ofsyd the Ottoman strength south offor Huj.<ref name="Carver218">Carver p. 218</ref> However, noIngen largestørre groupsgrupper ofaf enemyfjendtlige soldierssoldater wereblev cutdog offafskåret.<ref name="Carver218"/> WhileWMens theden Australianberedne Mountedaustralske Divisiondivision capturederobrede Huj, whichsom hadhavde beenrummet thehovedkvarteret site of the headquarters offor Kress von Kressenstein'sKressensteins Eighthottende Armyarmé, theerobrede Anzacden Mountedberedne DivisionAnzac captureddivision Wadi Jemmame and the waterog supplyvandforsyningen.<ref>Grainger 2006 pp. 135, 156</ref>
The60. 60thdivision (London)nåede Divisiondet reachedyderste theaf endderes offorbindelseslinje, theirda linesde ofgik communicationi whenbivuak theyomkring bivouaced2½ about {{convert|1.5|mi|km}} eastøst offor Huj. TheDivisionen divisionhavde hadmarcherert marched38 {{convert|23.5|mi|km}} betweenmellem 05:kl. 5.30 onden 6. Novembernovember andog 16:.30 onden 8. Novembernovember, capturingerobret stillingerne theved Kauwukah andog Rushdi systems,samt andbrohovedet the bridgehead atved Sheria;, stoppingstoppet aet determinedihærdigt counterattackmodangreb andog pushingtrængt Ottomanosmanniske rearguardsbagtropper fromud threeaf defensivetre positionsforsvarsstillinger. TheyDe capturedhavde twoerobret 5.9to howitzers15 cm haubitser, 10 fieldstykker gunsfeltartilleri, 21 machine gunsmaskingeværer, twoto Lewis guns andog antiantiluftskytskanoner. aircraft guns179. Thebrigade 179thhavde Brigadetab sufferedpå 28 killeddøde, 274 woundedsårede andog twoto missing,savnede. the180. 180thbrigades Brigadetab sufferedvar 50 killeddøde, 249248 woundedsårede andog sixseks missing,savnede andmens the181. 181stbrigade Brigade sufferedhavde 35 killeddøde, 207 andsårede og 10 missingsavnede. The divisional artilleryDivisionsartilleriet sufferedhavde 11 killeddøde andog 44 woundedsårede.<ref>Dalbiac 1927 pp. 134–5</ref>
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