▁Regiment ▁were ▁finally ▁forced ▁to ▁abandon ▁the ▁hill ▁and ▁retre at . ▁ ▁By ▁ 8 : 0 0 ▁the ▁attack ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁Col onial ▁Division ▁was ▁be aten ▁along ▁the ▁entire ▁def ensive ▁line . ▁Thus ▁at ▁ 9 : 0 0 ▁the ▁division ▁rein for ced ▁its ▁attack ing ▁units ▁and ▁began ▁a ▁second ▁attack ▁against ▁the ▁hills ▁" S ht ab na ▁Vis och ina " ▁and ▁" V ask ova ▁Vis och ina " ▁which ▁was ▁once ▁again ▁defeated . ▁The ▁losses ▁of ▁the ▁Bulgar ian ▁ 3 / 7 ▁Infantry ▁Brigade ▁for ▁the ▁day ▁were ▁ 1 3 4 ▁killed ▁and ▁ 2 7 6 ▁wounded . ▁The ▁brig ade ▁captured ▁ 4 4 ▁French ▁troops ▁in ▁a ▁half - d run ken ▁state ▁and ▁reported ▁that ▁its ▁soldiers ▁had ▁counted ▁ 7 2 5 ▁killed ▁French ▁soldiers . ▁A ▁few ▁days ▁following ▁the ▁attack ▁General ▁Sar ra il ▁reported ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁around ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁cas ual ties ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁Col onial ▁division ▁for ▁the ▁attack ▁on ▁ 9 ▁of ▁May . ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Further ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁Col onial ▁Division ▁was ▁the ▁French ▁ 1 7 th ▁Col onial ▁Division . ▁On ▁ 9 ▁of ▁May ▁this ▁division ▁was ▁task ed ▁with ▁attack ing ▁the ▁positions ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 2 nd ▁German - B ul gar ian ▁Infantry ▁Brigade ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁the ▁Russian ▁ 2 nd