<P> On 25 September the Ottoman troops who had reached Mafraq by train from Amman, but who could proceed no further because the railway ahead was demolished, came under heavy aerial attack which caused many casualties and much disorder . Many Ottoman soldiers fled into the desert but several thousand maintained some order and, having abandoned their wheeled transport, continued to retreat northwards towards Daraa on foot or horseback, under constant air attack . </P> <P> Chaytor's Force captured Amman on 25 September . The Ottoman detachment from Ma'an, also trying to retreat northwards, found its line of retreat blocked at Ziza, south of Amman, and surrendered intact to the Anzac Mounted Division on 28 September, rather than risk slaughter by Arab irregulars . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> "</Td> <Td> I desire to convey to all ranks and all arms of the Force under my command, my admiration and thanks for their great deeds of the past week, and my appreciation of their gallantry and determination, which have resulted in the total destruction of the VIIth and VIIIth Turkish Armies opposed to us . Such a complete victory has seldom been known in all the history of war . </Td> <Td>" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3">--E.H.H. Allenby General Commander in Chief EEF 26 September 1918 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "</Td> <Td> I desire to convey to all ranks and all arms of the Force under my command, my admiration and thanks for their great deeds of the past week, and my appreciation of their gallantry and determination, which have resulted in the total destruction of the VIIth and VIIIth Turkish Armies opposed to us . Such a complete victory has seldom been known in all the history of war . </Td> <Td>" </Td> </Tr>

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