The Gazouz oasis..
with a camp of desert arabs .... (most are away involved in the attack on Harira)..
French Foreign Legion approach, their advance hidden by the large dunes (their task is secure the oasis for the approaching main column)...
They approach the Oasis carefully...
using the cover of the ruins ...
As they pass the ruins and make a run for the oasis, a lookout spots them and fires his rifle to raise the alarm...
Roused by the lookout's warning shot, the rest of the men in the oasis are on the move....
they head towards the edge of the oasis, as the FFL approach ...
some of the FFL have moved round to the back of the oasis...
The FFL gain the top of the low dune and send a party round the flank ...
No time for a volley, the FFL are attacked and soon engaged in hand to hand combat by the pond ..
By the low dune, the defenders charge home attacking the FFL ...
By the pond area the FFL neither side has the advantage...
Fierce hand-to-hand fighting continues around the low dune ....
The FFL are making progress by the pond...
The FFL by the low dune now have the advantage, they have more men standing....
The remaining arab defenders have been overwhelmed and are on the run, with the FFL moving up behind them ...
soon they have taken control of the oasis....
---oXo---
Notes:
1. Forces:
- FFL 20 (rifle) + 2 officer (pistol);
- Arabs : 4 lookouts posted around the oasis, 5 men in each the three tents and 2 men in the building (Total 21).
2. Losses: FFL - 7, Arabs: 14
3. Sighting by Lookouts: same as for firing, a 'hit' at the relevant range is a 'spot', followed by an alarm raising shot in the air.
4. Those in the tents and the building could not take any action until the first shot/alarm.
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