He took this decision despite the principal objective of destroying the large viaduct at Amman, not being achieved and it was becoming less likely that it could be as Shea's force began to have difficulty defending itself from strong German and Ottoman counterattacks.
He took this decision despite the principal objective of destroying the large viaduct at Amman, not being achieved. It could be. Shea's force began to have difficulty defending itself from strong German and Ottoman counterattacks. This was becoming less likely.