▁keep ▁up ▁the ▁communication ▁with ▁Sir ▁James ▁P ult en ey , ▁were ▁joined ▁by ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁column , ▁which , ▁after ▁taking ▁War men hu izen , ▁had ▁been ▁rein for ced ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁batt alion ▁ 5 th ▁Regiment , ▁and ▁the ▁whole ▁moved ▁forward ▁and ▁seized ▁the ▁village . ▁They ▁held ▁it ▁under ▁art illery ▁fire ▁until ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁action . ▁ ▁The ▁left - cent re ▁column , ▁though ▁opposed ▁by ▁the ▁bulk ▁of ▁the ▁Bat av ian ▁army , ▁under ▁General ▁Da end els , ▁had ▁overcome ▁all ▁opposition ▁and ▁taken ▁possession ▁of ▁O ud kar sp el , ▁thus ▁se cur ing ▁the ▁direct ▁line ▁of ▁advance ▁on ▁Al k ma ar . ▁Sir ▁Ralph ▁Aber c rom by ▁had ▁equally ▁well ▁accomplished ▁his ▁task ▁by ▁capt uring ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Ho orn , ▁on ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁the ▁Zu ider ze e , ▁and ▁placing ▁himself ▁in ▁a ▁fav ou rable ▁position ▁for ▁comple ting ▁the ▁turning ▁movement . ▁However , ▁in ▁consequence ▁of ▁the ▁partial ▁failure ▁on ▁the ▁right , ▁it ▁was ▁considered ▁necessary ▁to ▁recall ▁all ▁the ▁troops ▁and ▁re - occup y ▁the ▁former ▁position . ▁ ▁The ▁strength ▁of ▁the ▁column ▁which ▁attacked ▁Ber gen ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁more ▁than ▁sufficient ▁if ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁employed ▁correctly . ▁This ▁column ▁was ▁numer ically ▁superior ▁to ▁the ▁enemy , ▁but ▁it ▁moved ▁in ▁mass ▁in ▁an ▁inter se cted ▁country , ▁did ▁not ▁cover ▁its ▁fl