 Over 2 @,@ 000 Germans were taken prisoner by the division , of whom 711 surrendered in Le Quesnoy . German casualties in the town were 43 killed and 251 men wounded and many more German troops were killed during the advance of the brigade to the ramparts . Four 8 @-@ inch howitzers , forty @-@ two 4 @.@ 2 @-@ inch guns and 26 field guns were captured by the 1st New Zealand Brigade . The New Zealand Division operation on 4 November was its most successful day on the Western Front . Of the 122 New Zealanders who died during the capture of Le Quesnoy , the Rifle Brigade suffered 43 killed and 250 men wounded . Other units of the New Zealand Division involved in the battle lost 79 men killed and about 125 wounded . 
