ABSTRACT
After Ramadi the Turks received reinforcements on this front. They were holding Hit, with their outposts thrown as far downstream as Uqbah; their main forward position was above Hit, behind the Broad Wadi, two miles north of the town, while the bulk of their forces were at Salahiyeh, fifteen miles further upstream. General Marshall decided to capture Hit and, if possible, its garrison. Bitumen, waterwheels and dirt are likely to be the abiding impressions that the Euphrates Force will carry away from Hit. The Turk suffered by underestimating the length of our arm at Ramadi, but we had increased our mobility since then. The Cavalry Brigade and armoured cars and Ford van convoys had come up very secretly, moving by night and concealing themselves by day. Khan Baghdadi was a crushing blow to the Turks. Both in plan and execution it was as brilliant an achievement as Ramadi, and the collapse of the enemy was more complete.
