I have served as a regimental officer in two campaigns, and no one knows better than I do what the shortness of food, the fatigue of operating among high mountains, and the cold and wet has meant to the fighting troops. But in spite of it all, and at the moment when the weather was at its worst, they responded to my call and drove the enemy in one rush through his last defences and beyond Jerusalem. A fine performance, and I am intensely proud of having had the honour of commanding such a body of men. I wish to give special praise to the Divisional Ammunition Columns, Divisional Trains A.S.C., Supply Services, Mechanical Transport personnel, Camel Transport personnel, and to the Royal Army Medical Corps and all services whose continuous labour, day and night, almost without rest, alone enabled the fighting troops to do what they did. SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY HEADQUARTERS, XXTH CORPS, 31_st December_ 1917. I have again to thank the XXth Corps and to express to them my admiration of their bravery and endurance during the three days' fighting on December 27, 28, and 29. The enemy made a determined attempt with two corps to retake Jerusalem, and while their finest assault troops melted away before the staunch defence of the 53rd and 60th Divisions, the 10th and 74th were pressing forward over the most precipitous country, brushing aside all opposition in order to relieve the pressure on our right. Their efforts were quickly successful, and by the evening of the 27th we had definitely regained the initiative, and I was able to order a general advance. The final result of the three days' fighting was a gain to us of many miles and extremely heavy losses to the enemy. A fine three days' work. INDEX ABU SHUSHE. Adaseh. Ain Ari. --Karim. Air Force honours. Akir. Allenby, General. --administration. American Red Cross Society. Arsuf. Askalon. Auja, River. BAKER, Colonel Sir Randolf. Bald Hill. Barrow, Major-General G. de S. Bartholomew, Brigadier-General. Bayley, Colonel. Beersheba, Anzac march on. --battle of --German preparations Beit Hannina. --Iksa. --Izza. --Jala. --ur el Foka. --ur et Tahta. Beitunia. Bethany. Beth-horons. Bethlehem. Biblical battlefields. Biddu. Bireh. Bols, Major-General. Borton, Major-General. Bulfin, Lieutenant-General. Bulteel, Captain. Burkah. Butler, Brigadier-General. CHAUVEL, Lieutenant-General. Chaytor, Major-General. Cheape, Lieutenant-Colonel H. Chetwode, Lieutenant-General Sir. --thanks to XXth Corps troops. Clayton, Brigadier-General Colston, Brigadier-General. Cox, Brigadier-General Cripps, Colonel Hon. F. DAMMERS, Captain. Dawnay, Brigadier-General. Deir Sineid. --Yesin. de Rothschild, Major. Desert railways. --pipeline. Dukku. EKTEIF. El Jib. El Kala. Enver. FARAH, wadi. Force Order, General Allenby's thanks to troops. Ful, Tel el.