▁C AV ▁broke ▁the ▁border ▁b erm ▁in ▁two ▁different ▁points , ▁and ▁after ▁ev ading ▁a ▁mine field ▁they ▁crossed ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁w adi . ▁Then ▁the ▁troops ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Brigade ▁man eu ver ed ▁north wards ▁for ▁six ▁miles . ▁Their ▁orders ▁were ▁" Do ▁not ▁become ▁decis ively ▁engaged , ▁and ▁do ▁not ▁attr it ▁your ▁force ." ▁At ▁m idd ay , ▁a ▁sc out ▁pl ato on ▁reported ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁ex ch anging ▁fire ▁with ▁the ▁enemy . ▁Seven ▁Ira qi ▁soldiers ▁surrender ed . ▁As ▁rein for c ements ▁were ▁pushing ▁forward , ▁the ▁column ▁was ▁amb ushed ▁by ▁Ira qi ▁troops ▁using ▁mort ars ▁and ▁T - 1 2 ▁anti - t ank ▁guns ▁hidden ▁on ▁the ▁reverse ▁slope ▁of ▁a ▁low ▁r idge . ▁In ten se ▁direct ▁and ▁indirect ▁fire ▁er upt ed . ▁The ▁Brigade ▁commander , ▁Col . ▁Rand olph ▁House , ▁was ▁personally ▁forced ▁to ▁retre at ▁rear wards ▁after ▁his ▁M 1 1 3 ▁vehicle ▁was ▁nearly ▁hit ▁by ▁several ▁shell s . ▁ ▁Before ▁a ▁sk irm ish ▁line ▁could ▁be ▁formed , ▁an ▁M 1 6 3 ▁V ul can ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁a ▁ 1 0 0   mm ▁round . ▁The ▁gun ner , ▁Serge ant ▁Jimmy ▁D . ▁H aws , ▁was ▁killed ▁instantly . ▁A ▁Brad ley ▁IF V ▁sp ray ing ▁ 2 5   mm ▁fire ▁on ▁Ira qi ▁tren ches ▁was ▁also ▁hit