The 146th Regiment was the last formation to leave Damascus; leaving during the night of 30 September. After hearing the Barada Gorge was captured von Hammerstein commanding the 146th Regiment, retreated along the Homs road, following the III Corps, the 24th Division and the 3rd Cavalry Division to concentrate at Rayak with troops which left Damascus at 21:00 on the last Ottoman train out of Damascus.Preston 1921 pp. 276–7Bruce 2002 p. 245 These retreating Ottoman army units passed through the outposts established by Colonel von Oppen's Asia Corps at Rayak.
