This force, which may have been 7,000 strong, moved out from El Arish just after midnight, following an unexpected delay caused by incoming infantry columns of the 52nd (Lowland) Division, which crossed the long camel train carrying water which followed the mounted division.
"There's something both nostalgic and elegant about a mounted division," Jed Walentas said.
Captain Atef, the coach of the police team, told me the police force had many sporting teams under its umbrella; polo, in particular, is good for honing the skills of the mounted division.
Beside the regulatory framework has been the steady development of specialist units, such as the Territorial Support Group, trained to operate in highly visible protective gear with long and short shields and with batons, often alongside the mounted division.
The next day the ANZAC mounted division was ordered to capture Amman.
Each mounted division of about 3,500 troopers, consisted of three brigades, each brigade being made up of three regiments.
In January 1917, a second mounted division – the Imperial Mounted Division – was formed from the 3rd and 4th Light Horse Brigades and the British 5th and 6th Yeomanry Brigades.
This counterattack forced the mounted division to concede the territory gained during the day, before fighting the Ottoman Army to a standstill in front of Summeil.
The counterattack forced the mounted division to concede the territory gained during the day, before fighting the Ottoman Army to a standstill in front of Summil.
The 2nd Light Horse Brigade and the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade of the mounted division were ordered to Romani and reoccupied the area unopposed by any Ottoman force.
