▁batt alion ▁march ed ▁in ▁column ▁up ▁a ▁road ▁until ▁the ▁caval ry ▁contact ed ▁the ▁enemy ▁at ▁Bill on ▁Wood , ▁when ▁the ▁companies ▁deployed ▁and ▁attacked . ▁Despite ▁inten se ▁shell ing , ▁the ▁batt alion ▁ ▁was ▁established ▁on ▁the ▁far ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁wood ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁and ▁was ▁rel ieved ▁at ▁mid night . ▁ ▁The ▁attack ▁was ▁renew ed ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁August , ▁with ▁ 2 / 4 th ▁B n ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁ 3 rd ▁Lond ons ▁towards ▁Mar ic ourt . ▁The ▁defence ▁was ▁sp or adic , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁batt al ions ▁passed ▁through ▁and ▁mo pped ▁up ▁the ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁morning . ▁The ▁following ▁day ' s ▁attack ▁consisted ▁of ▁pat rol ▁actions ▁against ▁re arg u ards . ▁The ▁batt alion ▁was ▁then ▁rest ed ▁until ▁ 1 ▁September , ▁when ▁at ▁short ▁notice ▁a ▁dawn ▁attack ▁was ▁made ▁towards ▁B ouch aves nes . ▁The ▁batt alion ▁followed ▁the ▁cre eping ▁bar rage , ▁over c ame ▁some ▁resistance ▁at ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁village , ▁and ▁was ▁on ▁its ▁final ▁objective ▁by ▁ 1 0 . 4 5 ▁– ▁an ▁advance ▁of ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁yards ▁representing ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁action ▁fought ▁by ▁the ▁ 2 / 4 th ▁B n . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁period ▁in ▁reserve , ▁ ▁the ▁very ▁weak ▁ 1 7 3 rd ▁B de ▁attacked ▁again ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁September ▁towards ▁the