From this side, and due to the severe thirst that afflicted the soldiers, all the scouts realized that this was his intention from Al-Habr. So, General Hicks Pasha rushed towards the soldiers, calling out to them to maintain order, fearing the enemy's maneuvers, but they paid no heed. He then called out to the officers, imploring them to show diligence in not fortifying the fort and not allowing the soldiers to disobey them. The Hakdar Effendi, may God protect him, was moving with his cavalry to the right and left of the fort's ranks, calling out to the officers to hold their positions and to the soldiers to obey, fearing the enemy's advantage over them. All that could be heard was the cry of thirst. In this hour, their reason was lost, and they became as if they had not tasted water for ten days or more. Terror struck the hearts of the Russians. He, His Excellency Hicks Pasha, said in great anger, "What would be the situation if a detachment of Arabs, no more than a hundred, came upon us at this hour? It would only result in betrayal of each other. Alas, that such organized soldiers cannot protect themselves for even ten hours from thirst, as God has decreed. I am certain that this must be due to disobedience of their officers' orders." I informed him that their excessive consumption of peanuts and *billa* (which is beans) and maize had caused their thirst to reach this state. Most of the soldiers present in the fort were cutting water skins and breaking water tanks for a sip of water. [They were criticized] in their hearts and patience. In short, Your Excellency the General, this situation is very frightening. We thank God Almighty, and as a sign of victory and success, we met Khur Bateekh on the road, where they were drawing water until 10:30 AM. We continued to march. The scouts of Muhammad Ahmad's faction were following our tracks from behind the fort. Their approximate number, as reported by the scouts, did not exceed eighty horsemen and eight hundred infantry. For a quarter of an hour, and then for half an hour, they tried to follow our path, hoping to take what we left behind of the weak and others, and what fell from the caravan, and to attack any of our soldiers who were lagging behind, especially on this terrible day. We must admit, with great disbelief, that it was our good fortune and safety that the divine destinies aided our forces with the presence of His Excellency the Commander, one of the Prussian General Staff officers, as he