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First Battle of Gaza - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1671 words) |
 | The battle was the first predominantly infantry assault of the campaign and was a costly fiasco for the British command who handed victory to the Turks. |
| The estimated Turkish strength in Gaza was 4,000 with a further 11,000 troops in the vicinity. |
| Both Dobell and his superior, General Murray, portrayed the battle as a success in their reports to the British War Office and excused the withdrawal by claiming the approaching Turkish reinforcements were a threat and that the horses of the mounted troops had not been watered all day. |
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