The Anzac Mounted Division attacks a Turkish army retreating after a failed attempt to get within artillery range of the Suez Canal. The attack is repulsed at Bir el Abd and the Turks are able to retire across the Sinai safely.
How to cite this article: Rickard, J (28 December 2007), 9 August 1916, https://www.historyofwar.org/firstworldwar/daybyday/1916_08_09.html