. The war in April, 1918 . he Euphrates. ON the Euphrates a highly successfuloperation was completed on March26th in the neighbourhood of KhanBaghdavieh, 22 miles north-west of Hit. TheBritish columns advanced early in the morningagainst the Turkish positions, while cavalrymoved round the Turkish right to cut off theenemys retreat along the road to Aleppo. Theresult of the days fighting was that the main Turkish positions were carried by assault, andthat the Turks in their flight to the north-westwere cut off by the cavalry and thrown backwith heavy loss. The result was thatpractically the who
. The war in April, 1918 . he Euphrates. ON the Euphrates a highly successfuloperation was completed on March26th in the neighbourhood of KhanBaghdavieh, 22 miles north-west of Hit. TheBritish columns advanced early in the morningagainst the Turkish positions, while cavalrymoved round the Turkish right to cut off theenemys retreat along the road to Aleppo. Theresult of the days fighting was that the main Turkish positions were carried by assault, andthat the Turks in their flight to the north-westwere cut off by the cavalry and thrown backwith heavy loss. The result was thatpractically the whole Turkish force in this dis-trict was destroyed, over 5,000 prisoners beingtaken, besides many guns, machine-guns andother material. The remnant of the Turkishforce was pursued beyond Ana, 83 miles north-west of Hit, by March 28th, and large depots ofammunition fell into British hands at Hadithaand Ana. The British advance has since beencarried far beyond Ana without any formedbodies of the enemy being encountered. tA ^ritiih Big Gun mating up into support. DIARY. March. Mar. 22.—Enemy break through wpst of .St. Quentin ; British frilling back. British cross and bridge the Jordan.,, 23.—French intervene in Sonime battle.,, 24.—South of Pi^ronne encniy cross Soinme at certain points; violent enemy attacks on line of R. Tortille.,, 25.—Enemy in Bapaume and Nesle ; French evacuate Noyon. British occupy Es Salt (Palestine).,, 26.—Hostile attacks on line Noyon, Roye, Chaulnes, and astride the Somme. British victory at Khan Baghdadie ; 3,000 prisoners (Mesopotamia). -Mar. 27.—Enemy attacks at Beaumont Hamel, Puisieuxand Moyenneville repulsed ; French abandonMontdidier. ,, 28.—Heavy fighting from S. of Somme to Arras; Dernancourt regained. Britishoccupy Deir Siman, Kh. Lnmi el Ikba, andKh. Umm el Bereid (Palestine). ,, 29.—Heavy lighting near Mezifere^- and Demuin ;Mezieres lost. Colonial troups destroyingIledjaz railway. >, 30.—Demuin captured and
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