The Battle of Dushak - World War One Mod

14 October, 1918
The Battle of Dushak. (Best played against a human opponent,
or as Allied player v Bolshevik AI). After the failure of their
attack at Kakhka, the Bolsheviks made two further attempts to
take the town in September. These also failed, and after the
Allies received reinforcements, the Bolsheviks decided to retreat
from their positions at Arman Sagad. They eventually made a stand
at the village and railway station of Dushak. On the afternoon
of the 11th, the allied forces moved out of Arman Sagad, stopping
at a ruined village some three miles south of Dushak. They halted
here during the 12th and 13th whilst the Trans-Caspian artillery
tried to ambush the Bolshevik armoured train. As they had no
success, it was decided to launch the attack on Dushak at dawn
on the 14th October. The plan of attack was for the bulk of the
allied forces to advance north of the railway, supported by the
armoured train. The 28th Light Cavalry advanced through the hills
to the south of the railway to outflank the Bolsheviks, and a
force of Turkman cavalry made a wide swing north to the rear
of the Bolshevik position with the intention of cutting the railway
track and preventing their retreat. The company of 1/4th Hants
was left at Arman Sagad as a reserve. (Many thanks to the Russian
Civil War Yahoo group for the information on this action).