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Through Palestine with the 20th Machine Gun Squadron by Unknown
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One lorry caught fire and after a short time the occupants of the convoy,
trying to escape up the hill, were captured by the 13th Brigade. Shortly
after this incident, Turkish troops were seen marching up the road towards
us, but a squadron from the Sherwood Rangers and Deccan Horse with our "No.
3" Section quickly caused them to be quite in a hurry to surrender.

FOOTNOTES:

[21] _Mount Tabor rather resembles a sugar-loaf in shape, flattened at
the top; its height from the plain is about 1,500 feet. It was here
that Deborah commanded Barak to muster his army: "So Barak went down
from Mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him. And the Lord
discomfited Sisera and all his chariots and all his host, with the edge
of the sword before Barak". (Judges iv, 14, 15). See also Judges viii,
18; Psalms xxxix, 12; Jer. xlvi, 18. The Crusaders built a church and a
monastery on Mount Tabor; they were destroyed in 1187 and the ruins
still remain. In 1255 the Knights of St. John held it but lost it in
1263 to Bibars._


THE ENEMY PANIC-STRICKEN.

From a small rise could be seen, looking down the road, a large camp and El
Fule railway station with trucks, carriages and engines, also large dumps
of material. Everywhere, crowds of enemy troops were to be seen rushing
about; apparently in a state of great panic. In these circumstances a
squadron of the Deccan Horse went down to "look into things" and after
"dealing" with a few of the excitable "Johnnies" the remainder surrendered.
About 900 prisoners were taken that morning. Later on in the day the
Brigade moved down to the station and encamped, the horses being watered
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