 On 10 December , three Canadian battalions made their first attempt to cross The Gully . Although they succeeded in capturing <unk> Ridge , directly south of The Gully , attempts to <unk> German positions in the ravine were unsuccessful . On 11 December , the three battalions made another attempt , with the Loyal Edmonton Regiment suffering heavy casualties in their attempts to take German positions in the sector . Although a badly <unk> A Company was able to gain a foothold on the reverse slope , newly arrived German units forced the remaining men to withdraw . 
