الخط الحديدي الحجازي
Chaytor's Force blocked the road and railway at Amman and prepared to intercept the Ottoman II Corps of the Fourth Army, which was retreating north from Ma'an. This large Ottoman force which had garrisoned the towns and railway stations on the southern Hejaz Railway, was reported to be south of Amman on the evening of 25 September, advancing quickly north towards Chaytor's Force.