Identifier: timeshistoryofwa10lond (find matches)
Title: The Times history of the war
Year: 1914 (1910s)
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Subjects: Times history of the war Times history and encyclopaedia of the war World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: London
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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, and landmines. Behind were miles of communicationtrenches connecting the various works andproviding covered outlets to the river, whereramps and lantling stages had been made tofacilitate the transfer of troops to or fromships, while pumping engines and water chan-nels carried water from the river to the trenches. Nur-ed-Dins army held this position :one division being on each bank, with someanny troops in reserve on the left bank, neara bridge above the main position. A force ofArab hors«5men was posted on the Turkish Icsftflank ; most of the Turkish regular cavalrywere abscnit during the battle on a raid againstour communications. On September 26 General Townsheml ad-vanced to witliin four miles of the Turks, andthere eomplefed his plans. His idea was to de-ceive them by feints against their riglit, southof thn Tigris, and then to envelop their left withdm main body of his troops, and if possibledestroy the whole. Ihis i<lca, a very bold one 224 Till: TIMES ihstohy of the war.
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H D \^ Qoi Q <u z QZ THE TIMES HISTORY OF THE WAIL 225 considering the leiigtli of tlie position and tlaeconsequent separation of force involved, heproceeded to carry out with striking success. On the morning of the 27th the British forceadvanced along both banks of the river,the main part of it by the right or southernbank. On tliis side a feint attack was madeupon the Turkish trenches, bvit was not pressedhome further than was necessary to attract theattention of the Turks and bring about aconcentration of their troops upon the southernend of their line. Meanwhile the British forceon the left, or northern, bank pushed forwardto within 3,000 j^arcLs of the enemy, and thereentrenched itself. Wliile these movementswere being carried out a bridge was thrownacross the river by Captain W. S. Oldham, R.E.,and carefully strewn with gorse and mud todeaden the sound. \Mien darkness fell themain body of the British force was broughtover by this bridge from the sou

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