Chapter 15

Mules,318,325,326.—— prices realised by captured,318.Muntar,127.Musallabeh,178,181.Muslimic Junction,282,293.Musmus Pass,192.—— —— crossing of,205,206,208,209,212.Mutasserif,66.Naane,86.Naaur,133.Nablus,101,192,198.—— capture of,221.Nahie,66.Nahr el Auja,88.—— —— —— first crossing of,108,109,110.—— —— —— second crossing of,122.—— el Awaj,274.—— el Falik,199,203.—— el Mukatta,233.—— el Zerka,158,160.—— Iskanderuneh,204.—— Mefjir,200.—— Mughaniye,267.—— Rubin,70.—— Sukereir,65.Napoleon, a memory of,261.Nasir, Sherif,257,286.—— —— seizes Aleppo,290.Natives. SeeArabs.Navy, the Royal,17,48,69,93,129,213.Nazareth,193,208.—— capture of,207,224.Nebi Samwil,107.—— Tari,110.—— Musa,127.New Zealand Mounted Brigade,7,24,26,28,69,86,88,128,136,175,184,227,229,240,243.Night Marches. SeeMarches.Nisibin,302.Northforce,302.Nose bags,13.Olives, Mount of,121.Onslow, Brigadier-General,217,219,220,270.Operating Unit,152.Orontes, River,286.Osborne, Lieut.-Col. R.H.,xv.Pack Animals,13,82.Palestine, description of. SeeTopography.Palmyra,302.Paper money, values of. SeeExchange.Persia,2.Philistia, Plain of,7.Picketing gear,321.Pig-sticking,301.Plans of Major Operations—Gaza-Beersheba,10-11,18,20,42.Jerusalem,101.1st Trans-Jordan Raid,132,133,134.2nd Trans-Jordan Raid,154,155,156,157.Esdraelon,194,195,199,200,201.Relief of Damascus,247,248.Political objectives,3,247,282.Polo,301.Ponies, Arab. SeeHorses.Port Saïd,17.Prisoners—As allies of British,245.Attitude of,30,60.Difficulty of feeding,225.Mortality amongst,278.Numbers taken,xii,30,31,32,59,60,83,84,88,92,100,117,122,153,154.172,175,184,186,204,207,208,209,211,213,214,215,221,224,225,227,230,232,236,238,239,242,245,251,256,268,271,273,274,275,277,278,279,283,284,285,293.Water for,65,238,239.Protection on march,61,201,206.Raad, Mr. C.,xv.Rabue,270.Racing,301.Railways—British,16,93.British, construction of,16,93,103,191,196.Demolition of enemy,4,62,130,139,142,143,153,206,219,241,242,339,340.Hedjaz,4,129,130,131,191,240,339,340.Northern Palestine,191,192.Southern Palestine,4,16,17,18,35.Syrian,271,282.Rain,104,117,118,119,122,127,137,138,146,147,151,311.Rakka,302.Ram Allah,105.Ram Allah Rakhman,98.Ramleh,86,197.Ras el Ain,295.—— el Humeiyir,232.Ras el Nukb.39,42.—— Ghannam,18,20.—— Umm Zoka,232,240.Rastan,288.Rations,13,225,248.Rayak,282,284,295.—— attempted raid on,296.Rearguard actions, Amman,150,151.—— —— El Salt,173,174,175.Reconnaissance,14,15,16,235,254.—— method of, of villages,78.Red Hill,157,160,161,187.Red Sea,129.Remounts. SeeHorses.Remte,253,255.Reserves, British,8,141.—— —— See alsoHorse Artillery.—— Enemy,17.R.H.A. Batteries—'A' Battery, H A.C.,29,162,213,269.'B' Battery, H.A.C.,72,161,163,190,224,232.Ayrshire Battery, R.H.A.,274.Berks Battery, R.H.A.,80,90,91,253,256.Essex Battery, R.H.A.,274.Hants Battery, R.H.A.,230,239.Notts Battery, R.H.A.,21,29,162,215,269.Somerset Battery, R.H.A.,109,148.Richard Cœur de Lion,107.Richon-le-Zion,86,96.Rivers, passage of, Auja,108,109,110,122.—— —— —— Jordan (Ghoraniyeh),134,135,136,157.—— —— —— (Benat Yakub),258-261,262.Roads—Northern Palestine,191,192,193,205.Southern Palestine,4,21,62,101,103,127.Syria,261,262,266,272,282,285,294,296.Trans-Jordan,126,133,134,137,156,159.Robbers. SeeBrigandage.Rosh Pina,262.Royal Air Force. SeeAircraft.Rujm el Bahr,128.—— el Oshir,137.Rushdi,43.Rushdi Bey,239.Russian notes,300.Ryrie, Brigadier-General,143.Saddle-wallets,12.Sahnaya,274.Salt,133,146,149,157,167,170,229.—— first capture of,139.—— —— withdrawal from,150,151.—— second capture of,158,159.—— —— withdrawal from,174,175.Samaria,192.Sanah,338.Sand,6.—— colic,312.Sanjak,66.Sarona,197.Sasa,267.Sbeine,279.Sea traffic,17,69,93,248.Second Mounted Division,8.Seffurie,224.Selmeh,189,197.Semakh,191,248,249.—— capture of,250,251.Senussi Campaign,8,297.Seraikin,288.720 Point,21.Shannon, Major,172.Shea, Major-General Sir J.M.,53.Shefa Amr,232.Sheikh Hassan,32.—— Muannis,109.—— Saad,255,257,264.—— Said,289.Shellal,7.Sherif,337.Sherifian Army,129,130,192,195,240,243,245,255,264,271,277,279,280,286,290,293,294.—— —— police work of,297.—— History of,App. II.Shilta,103.Shtora,284,295.Shunet Nimrin,133,170,228.—— —— unsuccessful attack of,158et seq.Shuni,255.Sidun,89.Sihan,3.Sinai Desert,7,16.Sindiane,200.630 Point,21.Smallpox,278.Smyrna,295,302.Snow,311.Spahis,190.Spies, enemy,5,97,119,120.Sport,301,302.Stamboul,3.Strategical objectives,4,192,282.Suafir el Sharkiye,60.Suez Canal,2,7,16.Suffa,114.Summeil,72.Supply, difficulties of,62,63,105,107,118,225.—— drawn from country,248,322,323.Suriyeh,236.Sweileh,140,144,241.Swords, cavalry,8,54,83,92.—— —— Australian Mounted Division armed with,App. I.a.Tabor, Mount,191,212.Tabsor,200.Tactics, General Allenby's. SeeAllenby.—— Cavalry,55,56,78,90-92,235,236,253,254,256,269,292.Tafas,264.Tafile,130.Taif,339.Talaat el Dumm,127.Tarsus,295.Tel Abu Dilakh,46.—— —— Hawam,233.—— el Dhrur,205.—— el Hesi,61.—— el Marrakeb,12.—— el Murre,65,69.—— el Nejile,44,51,52.—— el Saba,20,23,24,27.—— —— —— capture of,28.—— el Safi,72.—— el Sakaty,20,23,24.—— el Sharia,3,45.—— el Subat,234.—— el Sultan,178.—— el Turmus,70,84.—— Hasil,290.—— Jezer,89.—— Khuweilfeh,38,39,58.—— —— capture of,40.—— Madh,252.Tel Shadud,208.Temptation, Mount of,127,188.


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