▁were ▁taken ▁prisoner . ▁The ▁ 1 2 th ▁Royal ▁Sc ots ▁reserve ▁company ▁bom bed ▁forward ▁from ▁S ack ville ▁Street ▁but ▁were ▁rep uls ed . ▁British ▁art illery ▁fire ▁continued ▁on ▁the ▁cr ater ▁field ▁and ▁the ▁German ▁front ▁line , ▁since ▁tele phone ▁c ables ▁were ▁buried ▁only ▁ ▁deep ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁cut ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁the ▁German ▁art illery ▁opened ▁fire ; ▁observation ▁was ▁still ▁impossible ▁in ▁the ▁smoke ▁and ▁dust . ▁During ▁the ▁night , ▁the ▁British ▁art illery ▁continued ▁to ▁fire ▁at ▁the ▁wrong ▁target ▁and ▁the ▁German ▁inf antry ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁cons olid ate ▁the ▁captured ▁ground ▁und ist urbed . ▁At ▁ ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 th / 7 th ▁Royal ▁Sc ots ▁F us ili ers ▁( 6 th / 7 th ▁R SF ) ▁the ▁ 4 5 th ▁Brigade ▁reserve ▁batt alion , ▁took ▁over ▁in ▁the ▁sector . ▁ ▁Organ ised ▁counter - att acks ▁by ▁bomb ing ▁parties ▁from ▁the ▁ 6 th / 7 th ▁R SF ▁began ▁and ▁other ▁groups ▁from ▁the ▁ 4 6 th ▁Brigade ▁area ▁to ▁the ▁right ▁joined ▁in . ▁The ▁attacks ▁failed ▁against ▁German ▁machine - gun ▁fire ▁and ▁Brig ad ier - General ▁All good , ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 5 th ▁Brigade , ▁ended ▁the ▁attempts ▁to ▁bomb ▁along ▁tren ches . ▁All good ▁prepared ▁a ▁counter - att ack ▁with ▁art illery ▁support , ▁to ▁take ▁place ▁at ▁ ▁over ▁open ▁ground . ▁Most