As for General Stuart's army, it numbered about four thousand soldiers equipped with artillery, various types of firearms and ammunition. This army moved from Alexandria on April 3rd, advancing against Rashid, and when it became close to it, a battalion occupied Al-Hammad, which is located south of Rashid between the Nile and Lake Idku, and the purpose of its occupation was to cordon Rashid, preventing the arrival of supplies to it from the south and protecting the water source for the British army.