It has been suggested that an opportunity was lost on 5 August to encircle and capture the invading Austrian, German and Ottoman force when it was allowed to withdraw to Katia.
Det er blevet hævdet, at en mulighed gik tabt den 5. august for at omringe og fange den invaderende østrigske, tyske og osmanniske styrke da den fik lov til at trække sig tilbage til Katia.