▁in ▁the ▁afternoon . ▁While ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁def enders ▁managed ▁to ▁retre at ▁from ▁the ▁hill ▁and ▁gathered ▁around ▁by ▁the ▁Bulgar ian ▁reserve , ▁the ▁Rus si ans ▁also ▁took ▁ 4 ▁German ▁officers ▁and ▁ 7 4 ▁German ▁soldiers ▁from ▁the ▁ ▁II / 4 2 ▁German ▁ ▁batt alion ▁as ▁prisoners . ▁ ▁The ▁capture ▁of ▁D ab ica ▁was ▁the ▁greatest ▁and ▁most ▁important ▁Al lied ▁achiev ement ▁of ▁the ▁battle . ▁Unfortunately ▁for ▁the ▁Rus si ans ▁this ▁success ▁was ▁not ▁expanded ▁because ▁the ▁attack ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁against ▁the ▁" Ca esar " ▁position ▁failed ▁which ▁allowed ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁and ▁Bulg ari ans ▁to ▁clear ▁" He int sel man " ▁of ▁Russian ▁presence . ▁Thus ▁by ▁ 8 : 4 5 ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁major ▁Al lied ▁attack ▁was ▁completely ▁rep elled ▁leaving ▁only ▁D ab ica ▁in ▁Russian ▁hands . ▁The ▁situation ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Regiment ▁remained ▁serious ▁because ▁the ▁Bulg ari ans ▁and ▁Germ ans ▁were ▁enc ir cling ▁it ▁from ▁three ▁sides . ▁ ▁At ▁ 1 4 : 4 0 ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Franco - Russ ian ▁forces ▁General ▁Leb ouc ▁ordered ▁the ▁Russian ▁Brigade ▁to ▁attack ▁and ▁capture ▁" He int sel man " ▁with ▁its ▁ 3 rd ▁Regiment ▁while ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁Col onial ▁Division ▁carried ▁out ▁a ▁new ▁assault ▁against ▁" Ca esar ". ▁The ▁attack , ▁which ▁was ▁scheduled ▁for ▁ 1 7 : 3 0 , ▁was