▁of ▁the ▁attack ers ▁were ▁m own ▁down ▁by ▁machine - gun ▁fire ▁but ▁some ▁reached ▁the ▁west ▁end ▁of ▁H uss ar ▁Horn . ▁At ▁ ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁May , ▁the ▁attempts ▁were ▁abandoned ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁front ▁line ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁S ack ville ▁Street , ▁which ▁was ▁cons olid ated ▁with ▁help ▁from ▁the ▁ 7 3 rd ▁Field ▁company ▁RE ▁and ▁the ▁divis ional ▁pione er ▁batt alion . ▁▁ 1 2 – 1 4 ▁May ▁From ▁ ▁a ▁huge ▁volume ▁of ▁German ▁art illery - fire ▁continued ▁to ▁fall ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁K ink , ▁which ▁destroyed ▁many ▁tren ches ▁and ▁buried ▁men . ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁May , ▁another ▁counter - att ack ▁was ▁made ▁at ▁by ▁the ▁ 7 th / 8 th ▁K O SB ▁from ▁ ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁fl ank , ▁to ▁capture ▁ ▁east ▁of ▁An chor ▁T rench . ▁The ▁attack ▁on ▁ ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁C ▁Company , ▁supported ▁by ▁A ▁Company ▁at ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁bomb ard ment ▁beginning ▁at ▁ ▁on ▁the ▁German ▁line ▁opposite ▁the ▁objective ▁and ▁along ▁German ▁tren ches ▁on ▁either ▁side . ▁The ▁British ▁bomb ard ment ▁was ▁fee ble ▁and ▁within ▁ten ▁minutes , ▁German ▁art illery ▁replied ▁with ▁a ▁counter - bar rage . ▁The ▁Sc ots ▁retired ▁from ▁their ▁tren ches ▁for ▁about ▁ ▁to ▁avoid ▁short - sh elling ▁and ▁at ▁ ▁the ▁tren ches ▁were ▁re occup ied , ▁as ▁the