During the previous night, the German and Ottoman force evacuated Katia and was moving towards Oghratina when Chauvel ordered the Anzac Mounted Division to continue the attack.
I løbet af den foregående nat evakuerede den tyske og osmanniske styrke Katia og fortsatte mod Oghratina da Chauvel gav den beredne Anzac division ordre til at fortsætte angrebet.