The column forded the Tigris , with artillery horses assisting the mule carts .
The column pushed on to the city which fell without a fight after news arrived of the signing of the Armistice of Mudros and the end of hostilities on 31 October .
The column forded the Tigris , with artillery horses assisting the mule carts , and pushed on to the city which fell without a fight after news arrived of the signing of the Armistice of Mudros and the end of hostilities on 31 October .