Railway raid (aug 21, 1917 – aug 30, 1917)
Description:
Further attacks were undertaken and Raho had increased the size of his force by August 1917 to 40 French troops and around 200 Bedu. In August he embarked on a major raid, attacking the line north of the station at Mudurij. Despite being under fire from the Turkish garrison, Raho and his men calmly went about their business of mining the line and succeeded in destroying five kilometres of track and four bridges. He returned to the Emir Abdullah’s camp at Abu Markha on 30 August, having covered over 340km in nine days and without losing any men. Ablaze p45Added to timeline:
Date:
aug 21, 1917
aug 30, 1917
~ 9 days