 When the fighting began the going was tough and by 1 @.@ 00 pm , after hearing that the Turkish defenders still had possession of most of the water in the area , Chauvel decided to call off the attack . However , the message reached the commander of the 1st Light Horse Brigade just as the Australians were preparing to assault the main redoubt , and the message was deliberately misplaced until the attacked had commenced . Both the 1st Light Horse and the New Zealand Mounted Rifle Brigades made progress capturing about 100 prisoners and by 3 @.@ 30 pm the Turkish defenders began to surrender . By 4 @.@ 30 pm , the entire Turkish garrison had surrendered , having suffered heavy casualties , and the town was captured . The victory cost the Australians 22 dead and 121 wounded . 
