"تاريخ الحرب الكبرى استنادًا إلى وثائق رسمية. الحملة في بلاد الرافدين ١٩١٤-١٩١٨. المجلد II." [و‎‎١‎٤‎٤] (٦٦٠/٢٩٦)

BAD WEATHER CONTINUES
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Tust afterwards, General Aylmer heard from General Young-
husband that he estimated the enemy’s position at the Hanna
defile to be too strong to be taken by a frontal attack and that
it would probably be necessary to enfilade it by sending guns
over to the right bank of the Tigris. Soon after this, after
further consideration and in view of the very bad weather.
General Aylmer sent General Younghusband instructions to
cancel the order for next morning’s attack, stating at the same
time that he would come upstream to see General Younghusband
next day at 7 a.m. . .
The weather showed no improvement on the morning ot the
15th, and rain and very high wind prevailed throughout the
day/ General Aylmer, assured by General Younghusband
that his troops were in no condition to carry the Hanna defile
by a frontal assault, decided to transfer all available troops
except the 7th Division to the right bank of the Tigris in order
to outflank the trenches in the defile.
On the previous day the headquarters of the 3rd (Lahore)
Division* and of the 7th and 9th Infantry Brigades had arrived
from Basra; and General Aylmer’s force was once more
reorganised.'j' It now comprised the 3rd and 7th Divisions
an d Corps Troops.
* i.e., Major-General H. D’U. Keary and his staff.
„ , „ . „ t 3rd Division.
7th Brigade.—
1/lst Gurkhas. 1/9th Gurkhas. 93rd Infantry.
9th Brigade.— .
1/4th Hampshire (less one company). 107th Pioneers. 2nd Rajputs (less
half battalion). 62nd Punjabis.
28th Brigade.—
2/Leicestershire. 51st Sikhs. 53rd Sikhs. 56th Rifles.
Divisional Troops.— .
One battery, 9th Brigade, R.F.A. 61st Howitzer Battery. 23rd
Mountain Battery (less one section). Cavalry Brigade ( a ) (less two
squadrons). Administrative units and field ambulances.
, 7th Division.
19th Brigade.—
1/Seaforth Highlanders. 28th Punjabis. 92nd Punjabis. 125th Rifles.
21st Brigade.—
2/Black Watch. 6th Jats. 9th Bhopal Infantry. 41st Dogras.
35th Brigade.—
l/5th Buffs. 97th Infantry. 37th Dogras. 102nd Grenadiers.
Divisional Troops.—
9th Brigade, R.F.A. (less one battery). 1/lst Sussex Battery, R.F.A.
72nd Heavy Battery, R.G.A. 128th Pioneers. Two squadrons
cavalry. Administrative units and field ambulances.
Corps Troops.
13th Company, Sappers and Miners, and Bridging Train.
77th Heavy Battery, R.G.A.
One Section 104th Heavy Battery, R.G.A.
Air Service.
(a) Temporarily placed under General Keary’s orders for operations on the right bank.
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