Wiki source code of Ctesiphon defence, August 1915

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 1: 17-Aug : tend to the wounded and round-up Turkish prisoners. 7th Lancers and White Company chase the remnants of the 37th with the help from the gunboats.
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 3: 18-Aug : Collect the 3 Turkish batteries, 8 77mm guns salvaged along with limbers and ammunition. Engineers collect barbed wire (most unused) and position across (rear) approach to entrenchments. 
 4: Artillery position guns and start (4" QFs) start ranging shots at far river
 5: Telephone cables run to forward FO positions,
 6: Army starts digging in, adapting Turkish trenches to defend from north.
 7: Runway created and fuel depot. RFC start reconnaisence.
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 9: 19-Aug : 7th Lancers and 
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11: [Transporting men and equipment to Ctesiphon|CtesiphonAugTransport]