. Italy in North Africa : an account of the Tripoli enterprise . ASKARIS ON THE MARCH Photo Captain Mola. A REVIEW OF THE ASKARI<= INACTION 145 securely held by a strong fort, garrisoned by a regiment1and a mountain battery. For three months the Ain Zaradivision had believed itself to be at the starting-point forthe expedition towards the interior. Ain Zara had beenregarded as the advance base for the desert column ; andif it had not been so intended, there is little likelihood thata force of ten thousand men would have been establishedat this particular point. For the effective occupation
. Italy in North Africa : an account of the Tripoli enterprise . ASKARIS ON THE MARCH Photo Captain Mola. A REVIEW OF THE ASKARI<= INACTION 145 securely held by a strong fort, garrisoned by a regiment1and a mountain battery. For three months the Ain Zaradivision had believed itself to be at the starting-point forthe expedition towards the interior. Ain Zara had beenregarded as the advance base for the desert column ; andif it had not been so intended, there is little likelihood thata force of ten thousand men would have been establishedat this particular point. For the effective occupation ofthe position only a small garrison was needed, and the with-drawal of the division emphasised the fact. The return of General Cameranas division signified theabandonment of any advance by way of Ain Zara, but fora time the faint hope persisted that the rearrangementof the troops might mean offensive operations in anotherdirection. Rumour spoke again, insistently, of the long-expected occupation of Zuara, and the advance on Zanzurseemed to be imminent. There is no doubt that duringthe latter days of
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