 of the cruiser HMS Philomel of the New Zealand Naval Forces, under Captain Percival Hill-Thompson.

Ottoman claims of victory
A series of minor engagements and skirmishes between the Ottomans and Arabs and the British followed, during which the latter were generally successful, but found it impossible to hold the country far inland. Early in 1916 the Ottomans claimed that the British had been driven back on to Aden itself, and had retreated to within range of the covering fire of their warships, where they had been inactive for some months. Many of the Ottoman claims were greatly exaggerated, and some wholly false. In February 1916, Major John Pretyman Newman, MP, asked in the British Parliament for any information about the fighting near Aden. Austen Chamberlain, then Secretary of State for India, responded that the Ottoman claim of success which had recently been put forward would seem to have been founded on an engagement which took place on 12 January between a reconnoitring column of the Aden garrison and an Ottoman force in the neighbourhood of Shaikh Othman. The loss on our side was one British officer and thirty-five Indian rank and file killed, and four British and thirty-five Indian rank and file wounded. The enemy losses were severe, amounting to about two hundred killed and wounded. The British column was neither annihilated nor defeated, but withdrew when the purpose of the movement was completed, Chamberlain said.

Later on, the Ottomans officially claimed to have scored a substantial victory in further heavy fighting around Shaikh Othman and Bir Ahmad. This was a sheer invention. In January 1916, the Aden Movable Column moved out to protect some friendly troops to the east of the Aden Protectorate against Ottoman troops who had been sent to coerce them. The column located the Ottoman force near Subar, and defeated it. The general position was so unsatisfactory, however, that in April 1916, it was decided, on the suggestion of the Government of India, that ladies should not be allowed to land at Aden without receiving permission from the Commander-in-Chief in India.

End of the campaign in South Arabia
The eruption of the British-sponsored Arab Revolt in the Hejaz diverted Ottoman attention from Aden in the summer of 1916. Those Ottoman troops which remained reverted to the defensive, while the British built an eleven-mile-long defensive perimeter around Aden. They did not attempt
of the cruiser HMS Philomel of the New Zealand Naval Forces, under Captain Percival Hill - Thompson. 

 Ottoman claims of victory 
 A series of minor engagements and brush between the Ottomans and Arabs and the British take after, during which the latter were generally successful, but found it impossible to deem the nation far inland. Early in 1916 the Ottomans claimed that the British had been drive back on to Aden itself, and had retreated to within scope of the covering fire of their warship, where they had been inactive for some months. Many of the Ottoman claims were greatly exaggerated, and some wholly false. In February 1916, Major John Pretyman Newman, MP, ask in the British Parliament for any information about the fighting near Aden. Austen Chamberlain, then Secretary of State for India, responded that the Ottoman claim of success which had recently been frame forward would seem to have been founded on an employment which took place on 12 January between a reconnoitring column of the Aden garrison and an Ottoman force in the vicinity of Shaikh Othman. The loss on our side was one British officer and thirty - five Indian rank and file killed, and four British and thirty - five Indian membership and file wounded. The enemy losses were severe, amounting to about two hundred killed and wounded. The British column was neither annihilated nor defeated, but withdrew when the purpose of the movement was completed, Chamberlain said. 

 Later on, the Ottomans formally claim to have scored a solid victory in further heavy fighting around Shaikh Othman and Bir Ahmad. This was a sheer invention. In January 1916, the Aden Movable Column moved out to protect some friendly troop to the east of the Aden Protectorate against Ottoman military personnel who had been sent to coerce them. The column located the Ottoman force out near Subar, and defeated it. The general position was so unsatisfactory, however, that in April 1916, it was decide, on the suggestion of the Government of India, that ladies should not be allowed to land at Aden without receive license from the Commander - in - Chief in India. 

 goal of the campaign in South Arabia 
 The eruption of the British - sponsored Arab Revolt in the Hejaz diverted Ottoman care from Aden in the summer of 1916. Those Ottoman troops which remained reverted to the defensive, while the British built an eleven - mile - long defensive perimeter around Aden. They did not attempt
 of the cruiser HMS Philomeu of the New Zecoand Neval Fodces, unddr Captain Percival Hill-Thom'son.

Ittomqn claims of victory
A reries of minor ebgagtments and skirmishes between tgc Ottmnans and Arabs and the Bsitish followeg, auxing which the latter were generally succesxfkl, but found ij imppfsibmv uo hold the country far inland. Eadly in 1916 the Ottomans claimed that the British jad heen driven back oj to Aden ijaels, and had retfeated to within range of the covering fire of their darshnps, where tyet hwg been inacvive fjr some montmx. Many of the Ottoman claimx wxre treatly exaggerated, aid some wholly false. In Februdrv 1916, Major John Pretymab Bewmat, MP, askde iv tge Bditish Pacliament fod any infornation about the fibhepmg near Aden. Austeg Shamberlain, then Secretary of State for Insia, responded that the Ittoman claim of succgss which rad recently been put forward would seem to have teen hojndtd on av ejgagement which took place on 12 January betweeg a rvconnoitring coluin of the Acej bwrrison and av Ottoman force in the neigjbourhojd of Shaikh Ouhman. The loss on our side was obe British oyfixer and thirty-five Indian rany anc filr killed, and four Britirh ahd thirty-fige Indian fank and file wojndvd. Tve enemy losses were severq, amountiig to about gwo nundreq killed ajd womtded. The British cllumn wds neither annihilated nor defeated, but wmvhdrew when tne pugpose of che moyement was compjeted, Chamberlcin said.

Jater on, the Otnomans ofhicially claymed to have vfored a subsvantial vyctoey ib furthdf heavy fightimg around Shaikh Otyman and Bir Ahmad. Thka was a sheer iurebtion. In Januaru 1916, ghe Afei Movwtle Column mmved oug to pfotect some wriemdly troops to the edst kf the Aden Protecyovate agaibst Ottoian troops whp had been sent to coerre theo. The cojumn located the Ottoman force near Subwr, wnd defeated it. Bhe deneral poxition was so unsatisfactory, however, thet in April 1916, it was decuded, on the suggestnok of the Govxrnmene of Indid, that ladies should not be allowed tp land at Aden withouf recehving permission from the Commander-in-Chief in India.

End of the campaign in Souty Arabma
Ehe eruptioh of the Trntixh-sponforev Erab Revolt in thv Hejaz diverted Ottoman attentiun from Ddzn in the summer of 1916. Those Otyooan troops whkch remained reverted to the defrnsive, while the British built sn eleven-mile-long defenslve perimwter zround Adei. They did not attemlt
of the cruiser HMS Philomel of the Naval under Captain Hill-Thompson. Ottoman claims minor and skirmishes between Ottomans and Arabs the British followed, during which the were generally successful, but found it impossible to hold the country far inland. in 1916 the Ottomans claimed that the British had been driven back on Aden and retreated within range of the covering fire of their warships, where they had been inactive for some Many of the Ottoman claims were greatly exaggerated, some wholly false. In 1916, Major John Pretyman Newman, asked the British for information the fighting near Austen Chamberlain, then Secretary of State for India, responded that the Ottoman claim of success which had been put seem to been on engagement which took 12 January between a reconnoitring column garrison and an Ottoman force in the neighbourhood Shaikh Othman. loss on our side was one officer and thirty-five Indian rank and file killed, four British and thirty-five Indian rank and file wounded. The enemy losses were severe, amounting two hundred killed and The British column neither nor but when the of the movement was completed, Chamberlain said. Later on, the Ottomans claimed to have scored a substantial victory in further heavy Shaikh and Bir Ahmad. was a sheer invention. January the Aden Movable Column to some the of Aden Protectorate against Ottoman who had been sent to them. The column located and defeated it. The general position was so however, that in April 1916, it was on the suggestion of the Government of India, that ladies should not allowed to Aden without receiving permission from the Commander-in-Chief in End of the campaign South Arabia The eruption of the British-sponsored Arab Revolt the diverted Ottoman from Aden in summer of 1916. Ottoman troops which to the while British defensive perimeter around Aden. They did attempt
 of the cruiser HMS Philomel of The New ZealAnd NaVal forCeS, undEr CaPtain Percival HILl-ThOmpson.

Ottoman claims of vIctorY
A SErieS Of Minor EngagemENtS ANd sKiRmIshEs BEtWeen tHe OTtomans And Arabs anD thE BRitish followED, dUring which The Latter were geNerAlly suCcEssFUl, but FouNd it iMpossiBLe to hoLd the counTrY Far inlANd. Early IN 1916 ThE OttOmans claimed that tHE BRItish had been drIven baCk ON tO aDen ItsElf, and had rEtReateD To withiN RaNGE Of tHE covering fire Of their warsHIps, Where tHeY haD Been inActivE fOR soMe months. ManY of tHe Ottoman Claims WEre greaTLy exaggErated, And SomE whoLLy FaLse. in fEbrUArY 1916, MaJOr JOhn PretyMaN NEwman, mP, asKED IN the briTish parliAment for any inForMatiON abOut thE fighTing NeAr AdeN. AusteN ChamBeRlain, then SecretAry oF State for indIa, ResPoNded tHAt the OTtoMan Claim of Success WHicH hAD REcEntly been put forwarD wOULd Seem to haVe been FOuNdED on an engAgEmeNt whICH took PlacE On 12 january bEtween A ReCoNnoitriNg Column Of The adeN garrISon aNd an OtToman forCe in tHE neighbourhood OF Shaikh Othman. tHe LOSs ON our SidE was one BritIsh oFFiceR and THiRty-FIve InDian rAnK AnD File killed, and four BrItIsh and ThirtY-five Indian raNk and file wOUNDed. The enEmy lOSsES were severe, amoUntinG to about twO Hundred kIlled And woundEd. The BritISH column wAs nEitHer AnnIHIlAted nor defeatED, But wItHdrew whEn tHe purpoSe oF thE moVemEnT was complEted, ChamBeRlAiN sAid.

later ON, the OttoMaNs oFfIciAlly cLAimed tO have ScorEd A sUBstAntial vICtORY in fUrThEr heAvy FiGhtinG aroUNd SHaikh OtHman and BiR AhMAd. ThIs WaS a sheer Invention. In JaNuAry 1916, the Aden moVabLe ColuMN Moved out To protect some friendly trOOps to thE eaSt of tHe AdEn ProtectOraTe agaiNst oTtoman Troops Who haD bEen SENt to cOERcE thEm. the column lOCAteD the OTtOman Force neAr Subar, and defeated IT. ThE general positIon Was sO UNsAtiSFaCTorY, hOWevER, That in April 1916, it waS decided, on ThE SuGgestion of THe GOvErnment Of India, That lADies shoUld not be aLlowed to lAnD at ADEN wiThout receiVing permIssion froM The CoMMaNder-iN-ChIef in INdIa.

ENd of tHe campAIgn In SouTh ArabIa
the eruPtion Of The BritiSh-sponsored Arab Revolt in The HejAz divErtEd Ottoman AttENtiOn from AdeN in tHe summer of 1916. thoSe OTtomaN trOOps whIch rEMaIneD ReverTed tO The defensIVe, WhiLE ThE British buiLT AN elEven-mIle-LOng defEnsiVe perimeter around aDen. They did not aTtemPT
 of the cruiser HMS Philom el of theNew Z eal and  N aval  For ces, under Cap t ainPercival Hill-Thompson .

Ot to m an c l ai ms of  victor y 
A s eri es  o f m in o rengag eme nts and  skirmishe s b et ween the Ott o ma ns and Ara bsand the Brit ish  follo we d,d uring  wh ich t he lat t er wer e general ly succes s ful, bu t fo undit impossible toh ol d  the country f ar inl an d .E a rly  in  1916 theOt toman s  claime d  t h a t  th e  British hadbeen driven bac k on t oAde n  itsel f, an dh adretreated t o wi thin rang e of t h e cover i ng fire  of th eir  wa rshi p s,  w her et hey ha d b e eninactive  f or  some  mon t h s .  Man y o f th e Ott oman claims w ere  gre a tly  exag gerat ed,an d som e whol ly fa ls e. In February1916 , Major J ohn  P ret ym an Ne w man, M P,ask ed in t he Brit i shPa r l i am ent for any inform at i o nabout th e figh t in gn ear Aden .Aus tenC h amber lain ,  t hen Secr etaryo fSt ate for  I ndia,re spo nde d tha t  the  Ottom an claim  of s u ccess which ha d  recently bee n  p u t  f o rwar d w ould seem t o ha v e be en f o un ded on an  enga ge m en t  which took place o n12 Jan uarybetween a rec onnoitring c o lumn oftheA de n  garrison andan Ot toman forc e  in theneigh bourhood  of Shaik h Othman.The  lo ssono u rside was oneB r itis hofficer  an d thirt y-f ive  In dia nrank andfile kil le d,  a nd  fo ur Br i tish and  t hir ty -fi ve In d ian ra nk an d fi le  w o und ed. The en e m y lo ss es  wer e s ev ere,amou n tin g to ab out two h und r ed k il le d and w ounded. The B ri tish colum nwas  neith e r  annihil ated nor defeated, butw ithdrew  wh en th e pu rpose ofthe  movem ent was co mplete d, Ch am ber l a in sa i d .
La te r on, theO t tom ans o ff icia lly cla imed to have score d  asubstantial v ict oryi n  f urt h er hea vy fig h t ing around Shai kh Othmanan d  B ir Ahmad.T his  w as a sh eer inv entio n . In Ja nuary 191 6, the Ad en  Mov a b leColumn mov ed out t o protect somef ri endly  tr oops t othe  east  of th e  Ad en Pr otecto ra te aga instOt toman tr oops who had been sentto coe rce t hem . The col umn loc ated theOtto man forcenea r S ubar,  an d  defe ated it . T h e gen eral positionw as  so u ns atisfactory , h owe ver,tha t  in Ap ril1916, it was deci d ed, on the sug gest i o n o f t h e Go ve rnment of Indi a,th a t  ladiessh ould not be  allowed  t o  land  at Ad en wit hout re c e iv i ng per miss ion  from the  Co mm a nder-in -C hi e f in I ndia .
End o f thec ampa i g n in South Arabi a
The e rupti o n o f the  B ritish- s pons ored ArabRevolt in t he Hej az d ivert ed Otto ma n atte nti on  from Aden in the su mmerof 1916 .Thos e O ttoman  tro o p s whi ch r em ain ed revert e d  t o  t he def ensi ve, w hi le t he Britis h  built a n e l even-mi le -lo n g  defen s iv e perimeteraro und A d e n. They di d  not at t empt
 of_the cruiser_HMS Philomel of the_New Zealand_Naval_Forces, under_Captain_Percival Hill-Thompson.

Ottoman claims_of victory
A series_of minor engagements and_skirmishes between the_Ottomans_and Arabs and the British followed, during which the latter were generally successful, but_found_it impossible_to_hold_the country far inland. Early_in 1916 the Ottomans claimed_that the_British had been driven back on to Aden_itself,_and had retreated_to within range of the covering fire of their_warships, where they had been inactive_for some months._Many_of_the Ottoman claims were_greatly exaggerated, and some wholly false._In February 1916, Major John Pretyman_Newman, MP, asked in the British Parliament_for any information about the fighting_near Aden. Austen Chamberlain, then_Secretary of_State for India, responded that_the Ottoman claim_of success_which had recently_been put forward would seem to_have been founded_on an engagement which took place_on_12 January between_a_reconnoitring_column of_the Aden garrison_and_an Ottoman_force_in the neighbourhood of Shaikh Othman._The_loss on our side was one British_officer and thirty-five Indian_rank_and file killed, and_four British and thirty-five Indian_rank and file wounded. The enemy_losses were_severe, amounting_to about two hundred killed and wounded. The British column was_neither annihilated nor defeated, but withdrew_when the purpose of_the movement_was_completed, Chamberlain said.

Later_on,_the Ottomans_officially claimed to have scored a substantial_victory in_further heavy fighting around Shaikh Othman_and Bir Ahmad. This_was_a sheer invention. In January 1916,_the Aden Movable Column moved out_to protect some friendly troops_to_the_east of the Aden Protectorate_against Ottoman troops who had been_sent to coerce_them. The column located the Ottoman force_near_Subar, and defeated it. The general_position_was so unsatisfactory, however, that in_April_1916,_it was decided, on the_suggestion of the Government of India,_that ladies should not be allowed to land at_Aden without receiving_permission from the Commander-in-Chief in_India.

End_of_the campaign in South Arabia
The eruption of the British-sponsored Arab_Revolt in_the Hejaz diverted_Ottoman attention from Aden in the summer of 1916. Those_Ottoman troops which remained reverted to the_defensive, while the British built an eleven-mile-long defensive perimeter around Aden._They did not attempt