THE GRECO-TURKISH WAR. 704 that Hakki should advance from Velestino and keep Smolenski occupied. Memdhuk was also instructed to sendforwardhisAlbanian irregulars in the rear of the Greeks, to try to seize the Phurka Pass, the enemy's oneline of retreat.

To sum up, Edhem's plan for the day was, briefly: to hold the Greeks by a frontal attack withhisright,on which he hoped to draw nearly all their available forces,while his left worked round their flank in the hills. If they stood Neshat's brigades on its left. The rest of the division was to provide a reserve for the attack, an escort of one battalion for Riza's reserve batteries, and a flankguard of two battalions to watch the ground towards the left. West of Neshat's advance, Hairi's division was to form the right of the Turkish attack. Advancing against the extreme left of the Greek position, he was to use the Albanian irregulars to scout on his own flank, which would be further THE BATTLE OF DOMOKOS, MAY 17, 1897 : THE SITUATION AT 5.3OA.M.

their ground, the next day (the18th) would see not a mere repulse of tlae Greek army, but its destruction or capture, for under the converging attack of the twoTurkish wings,each nearly equal to the entireavailable Greek force,it would not be possible for the Crown Prince to retire overthe Phurka.

protectedby the cavalry. The reserve artillery and the headquarters staff would march with Neshat's division on the main road.

The right wing was composed of Hamdi and Menadhuk's troops (the 6th and 3rd Divisions), withHaidar'sbrigade as a reserve. Hamdi was to march over tlae spurs of Mount Khassidiari, and then turn to the southward,moving towards the hills on the Greek right. Memdhuk, with the 3rd Division, was to march onHamdi's left, making a still wider sweep to the eastward before turning south. He was to watch the hill tracks towards Halmyros, in case Smolenski should try to come up from that side to tlae help of the Crown Prince, -t was, however,arranged Nearly the wholeof theGreek army wasconcentrated on tlae Domokosposition. The division of General Makris held the town and the entrenchments east of the road, with Colonel Mastrapas' brigade in front and tlae brigade ol ColonelDimopulos in reserve. Along the hills west of the road was the division of Colonel Mavromichaelis, with tlae brigade of Colonel