As soon as the Turks recovered from the initial assault on their trenches at Lone Pine, they mounted almost continuous counter-attacks against the Australian defensive posts over the next three days. Initially these attacks were disjointed and of limited effect. However, as more Turkish reinforcements arrived, the Turks coordinated their attacks, concentrating on the central and southern sections, particularly the posts overlooking The Cup.
Attacking over open ground exposed the Turks to rifle, machine-gun and artillery fire, so most assaults were made from the trench system, against Australian defensive posts. Bombing, sniping and artillery bombardments were used to drive back troops and destroy barricades, followed by a rush of infantry. The Turks used the half-light of evening and dawn to launch concerted attacks, and maintained almost constant bombing raids during the night.
By the end of the battle the Turks had managed to drive the Australians back from some of the more advanced positions around The Cup and linking new flanks with Johnston's Jolly and Sniper's Ridge. On the evening of 9 August the counter-attacks ended, as Turkish commanders became aware that the attack was a diversion and the main Allied assault at ANZAC was occurring in the hills to the north.
