<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ukungqubuzana kokuqala amabutho ase-Australia ahlanganyela kukho phakathi neMpi Yezwe Yesibili kwafika eBardia  <response>: , indawo enkulu yezempi yase-Italy enyakatho yeLibya. I-16th Brigade yaphula indawo yokuzivikela esentshonalanga yeBardia entathakusa ngomhlaka 3 Januwari 1941, lapho i-21st Battalion yephule izivikelo zocingo futhi yaphendukela kwesobunxele ngaphambi kokuqhubekela phambili. I-22nd Battalion ilandele isibonelo, ihamba ngakwesokudla, futhi i-23rd yabe isidlulela ngqo ekuqhekekeni. Ngasekupheleni kosuku, ukuhlaselwa okuphikisayo kwethangi lase-Italy kwasongela indlunkulu ye- 23rd Battalion, kwaze kwaba yilapho isenzo sokuzivikela esihlelwe ngokuphuthumayo esiholwa yisikhulu esiphethe, iNgilandi, kanye neqembu lezikhali eziphikisana ne-tank libuyisa isimo. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, i-17th Brigade yahola ukuphazamiseka eningizimu. Yize i-16th Brigade yakwazi ukuthatha iBardia ntambama ngoJanuwari 4, ukumelana kwaqhubeka, futhi ukulwa akuzange kuphele kwaze kwaba sekuseni ngakusasa. AmaNtaliyane angaphezu kuka-40 000 athunjwa kanye nenani elikhulu lemishini nezinto zokwakha - kuhlanganise nokudla nezinhlamvu - ezazintuleka. Inani elibalulekile lotshwala nalo lathunjwa ngabase-Australia ezindaweni zokukhosela zase-Italy ngaphakathi kwesikhundla se-23rd ezungeze iWadi-el-Ghereida. Ngalesi sikhathi, i-23rd ilahlekelwe yizikhulu ezinhlanu namadoda angama-56 abulawa noma alimala. 