It was a British offensive led by H. V. Cox to destroy Ottoman works, wells, and armaments they had there on the 10th of November 1914.

Meanwhile, Britain ordered The 29th Indian Brigade, under Brigadier-General H. V. Cox, CB, then on its way from India to Suez, to interrupt its voyage to capture Cheikh Saïd and destroy the Ottoman forces gathered there.

[3] On the 10th of November, the British sent transports conveying three battalions of the 29th Indian Brigade and 23rd Sikh Pioneers to land an offensive on the Ottoman garrison present in the Peninsula.

Accompanied by the armored cruiser HMS Duke of Edinburgh, opened fire on the Ottoman garrison while the transports were seeking a place to land.

As it was unfavorable to continue the offensive inland.The Ottomans in turn had troops stationed at the north of the Aden Protectorate's border.