▁the ▁in fil tr ating ▁German ▁inf antry ▁had ▁almost ▁cut ▁off ▁D ▁Company ▁and ▁were ▁working ▁round ▁behind ▁ 2 / 2 nd ▁B n ' s ▁H Q . ▁However , ▁the ▁ 2 / 4 th ▁quickly ▁real ised ▁that ▁the ▁t anks ▁were ▁man oe uv ring ▁in effect ually , ▁so ▁they ▁r al lied ▁at ▁the ▁company ▁H Q ▁line ▁and ▁then ▁fell ▁back ▁slowly . ▁They ▁inf lic ted ▁heavy ▁cas ual ties ▁on ▁the ▁three ▁following ▁waves ▁of ▁German ▁inf antry , ▁finally ▁hal ting ▁them ▁at ▁the ▁C ach y ▁Switch ▁tren ch . ▁ 2 / 4 th ▁B n ' s ▁support ▁company ▁was ▁almost ▁cut ▁off ▁but ▁also ▁fought ▁its ▁way ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Switch . ▁An ▁ 1 8 - p ound er ▁gun ▁was ▁man hand led ▁to ▁ 2 / 4 th ▁B n ' s ▁H Q , ▁where ▁it ▁drove ▁back ▁the ▁remaining ▁German ▁t anks . ▁ 3 rd ▁B n ▁continued ▁to ▁hold ▁its ▁position . ▁Once ▁the ▁mist ▁cleared ▁a ▁second ▁German ▁attack ▁was ▁broken ▁up ▁by ▁art illery ▁fire . ▁Further ▁to ▁the ▁left , ▁Vill ers - Bre ton ne ux ▁had ▁been ▁captured ▁but ▁a ▁counter - att ack ▁the ▁same ▁night ▁reg ained ▁the ▁ru ins ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁lost ▁ground . ▁ ▁The ▁brig ade ▁spent ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁working ▁on ▁the ▁def ences ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁Am iens . ▁Although ▁its