The admiral sent Sending two reconnoitring frigates which surprised and caught two French and Spanish vessels in a night-time raid .

Cavalry skirmishing on the flanks of the stockades during the first two days and a Crusader night-time attack Attack using Using their wagons and guns against the Sultan 's central position on the night of 18/19 October produced Creating much bloodshed Killing but no conclusive results .

During this time , the EEF 's XXI Corps , holding Defending the Gaza section of the line , had been mostly passive until the night of 1/2 November , when a series determined Deciding night-time assaults were mounted against the Gaza defences .

In some cases RAF crews flew Motion both the daylight and night-time raids ; a total of nearly eleven hours flying time in During the same night the RAF also bombed Attack Brunswick ( ) , destroying Destroying the town centre .