The Battle of Romani

Chapter XVI – The defence of Egypt
July-Aug. 1916] DEFENCE OF EGYPT
Murray was urged to attack. But, before he could arrange to do so, on the night of August 2nd the Turks advanced to Katia. It seemed probable that they were marching straight into Murray’s trap. The expectation was that the enemy would try to envelop the southern end of the Romani defences and then to seize the camp and railway behind them.
Accordingly on the following night General Chauvel placed his “resting” Light Horse Brigade, the 1st. as already planned, extending southwards the line held by the 52nd Infantry Division at Romani. Two regiments (2nd and 3rd - about 500 rifles) were lined out very widely south of the camp, in small posts reaching across three miles of hummocky sand, with the main line of lofty sand hills, south-west of the Romani defences, in rear of them.
Chapter XI – The Battle of Romani
3rd-4th Aug., 1916] THE BATTLE OF ROMANI 143
As the 2nd Light Horse Brigade had returned towards Romani in the night from their last reconnaissance, they had observed a Turkish following movement. But a single shot, fired, probably by accident, in front of the outpost line near Hod el Enna at 10.30, was the first indication the Australians had of the close presence of the enemy.