At 16:00, when the Ottoman garrison was reported to have begun its retreat from Beersheba, the 7th Mounted Brigade received orders to cooperate (from the direction of Ras Ghannam) in the Australian Mounted Division attack on Beersheba.
Klokken 16, da den osmanniske garnison blev rapporteret at have indledt sin tilbagetrækning fra Beersheba, fik 7. beredne brigade ordre til at samarbejde (i retning fra Ras Ghannam) i den beredne australske divisions angreb mod Beersheba.