Von Kressenstein had prepared successive lines of defence during his advance towards Romani, and despite losing one artillery battery and more than one third of his soldiers, fought a series of effective rearguard actions which slowed the pursuit by British Empire mounted troops and enabled his force to retreat back to El Arish.
Kress von Kressenstein havde forberedt successive forsvarslinjer under sin fremrykning mod Romani, og selv om han havde mistet et batteri artilleri og over en tredjedel af sine soldater, udkæmpede han en række effektive bagtrop kampe, som forsinkede den britiske forfølgelse og gjorde det muligt for hans styrke at trække sig tilbage til al-Arish.