That the strong enemy attack on the 1st and 2nd Light Horse Brigades during the first night's battle pushed them so far back that the planned flanking attack by the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade became almost a frontal attack.
At det stærke fjendtlige angreb mod 1. og 2. lette beredne brigade under den første nats slag trængte dem så langt tilbage, at det planlagte angreb i flanken fra den newzealandske riffelbrigade i stedet næsten blev til et frontalangreb.