In this climate of defensive military policy, Major-General Sir Charles Dobell, who had acquired a reputation for sound work in minor operations, was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-general, given the title of GOC Eastern Frontier Force and put in charge of all the troops on the canal and in the desert.
I dette klima af defensiv militær politik, blev generalmajor Sir Charles Dobell, som havde fået ry for godt arbejde i mindre operationer, forfremmet til generalløjtnant og sat i spidsen for alle tropperne ved kanalen og i ørkenen.