On the night of 23/24 November, about 300 men of the 15th Sikhs left Alexandria by trawler for Matruh and then to withdraw the garrison from Sollum but found that the 100-odd Egyptians from Sollum were already at Matruh, having sailed east on a coastguard ship Rasheed. The garrison at Sidi Barrani repulsed an attack late on 22 November and retreated before dawn, arriving at Matruh on 24 November; Buq Buq  100 mi  west of Matruh was also abandoned, although about 134 members of the Egyptian coastguard deserted to the Senussi with their equipment and 176 camels, after which a small force of Egyptian cavalry and infantry at Matruh were sent back to the delta in disgrace. As soon as Sollum was evacuated, ships arrived full of munitions for the Senussi. By 3 December, the Matruh garrison had increased to 1,400 men and by 10 November, the Western Frontier Force  had arrived with an artillery battery, two 4 in  guns of the Royal Marine Artillery Heavy Battery from Alexandria and two Royal Flying Corps  B.E.2c aircraft from A Flight of 14 Squadron RFC, which began operations on 5 December.

What happened first, he garrison repulsed an attack or arriving at Matruh?
repulsed an attack
Natten till den 23/24 november lämnade cirka 300 man av de 15:e sikher Alexandria med trålare för Matruh och för att sedan dra tillbaka garnisonen från Sollum men fann att de 100-uddade egyptierna från Sollum redan befann sig vid Matruh, efter att ha seglat österut på ett kustbevakningsfartyg Rasheed. Garnisonen vid Sidi Barrani avvisade ett anfall sent den 22 november och retirerade före gryningen, och anlände till Matruh den 24 november; även Buq Buq 100 mi väster om Matruh övergavs, även om cirka 134 medlemmar av den egyptiska kustbevakningen deserterade till senussierna med sin utrustning och 176 kameler, varefter en liten styrka egyptiskt kavalleri och infanteri vid Matruh skickades tillbaka till deltat i vanära. Så fort Sollum evakuerades anlände skepp fulla med ammunition till senussierna. Den 3 december hade Matruhgarnisonen ökat till 1 400 man och den 10 november hade Western Frontier Force anlänt med ett artilleribatteri, två 4 i kanoner av Royal Marine Artillery Heavy Battery från Alexandria och två Royal Flying Corps B.E.2c-flygplan från A Flight of 14 Squadron RFC, som inledde sin verksamhet den 5 december. Vad hände först, han garnison avvisade en attack eller anländer till Matruh?
On the night of 23/24 November, about 300 men of the 15th Sikhs left Alexandria with trawlers for Matruh and then to withdraw the garrison from Sollum but found that the 100-odd Egyptians from Sollum were already at Matruh, having sailed east on a coastguard ship Rasheed. The garrison at Sidi Barrani rejected an attack late on 22 November and retreated before dawn, arriving at Matruh on 24 November; also Buq Buq 100 mi west of Matruh was abandoned, although about 134 members of the Egyptian Coast Guard deserted to the Senussi with their equipment and 176 camels, after which a small force of Egyptian cavalry and infantry at Matruh were sent back to the delta in disgrace. As soon as Sollum was evacuated, ships full of ammunition arrived in the Senussi. By 3 December, the Matruh garrison had increased to 1,400 men and by 10 November, the Western Frontier Force had arrived with an artillery battery, two 4 in guns of the Royal Marine Artillery Heavy Battery from Alexandria and two Royal Flying Corps B.E.2c aircraft from the A Flight of 14 Squadron RFC, which began operations on 5 December. What happened first, he garrison rejected an attack or arrives in Matruh?
avskräckte en attack
deterred an attack