However, the convoys bringing food and water from Beersheba lost their way, the camel convoy carrying the water arrived at 04:30 by which time, some of the mules from one battalion had gone 53 hours without a drink.
However, the camel convoy carrying water did not arrive until 04:30 on 5 November and the convoys bringing food and water from Beersheba lost their way and the attack began on empty stomachs. By that time, some of the mules from one battalion had gone 53 hours without a drink.