▁acqu ies ced ▁and ▁ordered ▁the ▁attack ▁to ▁proceed . ▁McG ib bon ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁claim ▁that ▁Mal one ▁refused ▁his ▁superior ▁officer ' s ▁orders ▁was ▁based ▁sole ly ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁re collections ▁of ▁Charlie ▁Clark , ▁then ▁aged ▁ 9 3 . ▁According ▁to ▁Clark , ▁a ▁soldier ▁in ▁the ▁Well ington ▁Battalion ▁who ▁was ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁battle , ▁immediately ▁after ▁the ▁failed ▁attack ▁by ▁the ▁A uck land ers , ▁Mal one ▁ad vised ▁his ▁commander ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁taking ▁the ▁Well ington ▁Battalion ▁up ▁the ▁hill ▁in ▁day light . ▁McG ib bon ▁arg ues ▁that ▁Clark ▁was ▁in ▁fact ▁referring ▁to ▁an ▁argument ▁Mal one ▁had ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁day ▁with ▁John ston ' s ▁brig ade ▁major , ▁Major ▁Arthur ▁Tem per ley , ▁who ▁was ▁junior ▁to ▁Mal one . ▁At ▁dawn , ▁when ▁the ▁Well ington ▁Battalion ▁first ▁arrived ▁at ▁Rh od od end ron ▁R idge , ▁Tem per ley ▁wanted ▁Mal one ▁to ▁take ▁his ▁men ▁up ▁the ▁slope ▁to ▁Ch un uk ▁B air . ▁It ▁was ▁this ▁request ▁that ▁Mal one ▁refused , ▁prefer ring ▁to ▁establish ▁def ensive ▁positions ▁instead ▁while ▁await ing ▁night fall . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁hours ▁of ▁ 8 ▁August , ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁Battalion ▁of ▁the ▁Gl ouc esters ▁and ▁by ▁extensive ▁art illery ▁and ▁naval ▁fire , ▁the ▁Well ington ▁Battalion ▁succeeded ▁in ▁capt uring ▁Ch un uk ▁B air ▁with ▁relatively