the Turks surrendered and threw down their arms, but some retired and then, having discovered the weakness of the cavalry, returned to some rocks on the flanks and continued the fight at close range.  Captain Primrose’s squadron was vigorously attacked on his left flank, but Captain Bulteel was able to get over the ridge and across the rough, steep eastern side of it, and from this point he utilised captured Turkish machine guns to put down a heavy barrage on to the northern end of the village.  ‘A’ squadron under Captain Lawson then came up from Yebnah at the gallop, and with his support the whole of the Bucks’ objectives were secured and consolidated.

The Dorset Yeomanry on the left of the Bucks had 1000 yards farther to go, and the country they traversed was just as cracked and broken.  Their horses at the finish were quite exhausted.  At the base of the hills Captain Dammers dismounted ‘A’ squadron, which charged on the left, and the squadron fought their way to the top of the ridge on foot.  The held horses were caught in a cone of machine-gun fire, and in a space of about fifty square yards many gallant chargers perished.  ‘B’ squadron (Major Wingfield-Digby) in the centre and ‘C’ squadron (Major Gordon, M.C.) on the right, led by Colonel Sir Randolf Baker, M.P., formed line and galloped the hill, and their horse losses were considerably less than those of the dismounted squadron.  The Berks Yeomanry moved to the wadi El Ghor under heavy machine-gun and rifle fire from the village and gardens on the west side, and two squadrons were dismounted and sent into the village to clear it, the remaining squadron riding into the plain on the eastern side of the ridge, where they collected a number of stragglers.  Dotted over this plain were many dead Turks who fell under the fire of the Machine-Gun Squadron while attempting to get to Ramleh.  The Turkish dead were numerous and their condition showed how thoroughly the sword had done its work.  I saw many heads cleft in twain, and Mughar was not a sweet place to look upon and wanted a good deal of clearing up.  The yeomanry took 18 officers and 1078 other ranks prisoners, whilst fourteen machine guns and two field guns were captured.  But for the tired state of the horses many more prisoners would have been taken, large numbers being seen making their way along the red sand tracks to Ramleh, and an inspection of the route on the morrow told of the pace of the retirement brought about by the shock of contact with cavalry.  Machine guns, belts and boxes of ammunition, equipment of all kinds were strewn about the paths, and not a few wounded Turks had given up the effort to escape and had lain down to die.

The casualties in the 6th Mounted Brigade were 1 officer killed and 6 wounded, 15 other ranks killed and 107 wounded and 1 missing, a remarkably small total.  Among the mortally wounded was Major de Rothschild, who fell within sight of some of the Jewish colonies which his family had founded.  Two hundred and sixty-five horses and two mules were killed and wounded in the action.