It passed on April 20 and the British site in Al-Hammad was not targeted by the Egyptian forces, and Colonel McCloud was assured of his position, but General Stuart inevitably noticed the impact of the defense line in Al-Hammad (the night of April 21st) that it was not possible in some of his destinations to pressure the Egyptian army if its number increased. Then, he entrusted Colonel McCloud to take a courage to defend his positions as much as he could, and in the event of the proliferation of Egyptian cavalry forces, he had to return to the original British positions around Rashid.