In 1915 they had been used by the central group of about 6,000–7,000 Ottoman soldiers who moved across the Sinai Desert to attack the Suez Canal at Ismailia.
I 1915 var de blevet brugt af den centrale gruppe af omkring 6-7.000 osmanniske soldater, som gennem Sinaiørkenen for at angribe Suez-kanalen ved Ismailia.