 During this time the Turkish Army was able to withdraw in good order.The rearguard garrisons themselves were also able to retire under cover of darkness, during the night of 6/7 or 7/8 November.On 7 and 8 November, the surviving units of the 7th and 8th Turkish armies further delayed the advance of Desert Mounted Corps commanded by Chauvel and the XXI Corps's 52nd (Lowland) Division and the 75th Yeomanry Division.