 With the failure of the Second Battle of Gaza a third assault was launched on Gaza between 31 October and 7 November 1917 . Units from the Anzac Mounted Division and the Australian Mounted Division took part in the battle . The battle was a complete success for the Allies . The Gaza – Beersheba line was completely overrun and 12 @,@ 000 Turkish soldiers were captured or surrendered . The critical moment of the battle was the capture of the town of Beersheba on the first day by Australian light horsemen . The Australian 4th Light Horse Brigade , under Brigadier General William Grant , charged more than 4 miles ( 6 @.@ 4 km ) at the Turkish trenches , overran them and captured the wells at Beersheba . In the capture of Beersheba , the Australians lost 31 men killed . A further 32 were wounded , while 80 horses were lost . On the Turkish side , more than 500 men were killed and 1 @,@ 500 captured as well as nine artillery pieces and a number of machine guns and other pieces of equipment . 
