oss ▁of ▁the ▁K ink ▁Sal ient ▁occurred ▁during ▁a ▁local ▁attack ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁by ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Bav arian ▁Division ▁on ▁the ▁positions ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁( Sc ott ish ) ▁Division . ▁The ▁attack ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁west ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁Red ou bt ▁near ▁Lo os , ▁on ▁the ▁Western ▁Front . ▁An ▁un pre ced ented ▁bomb ard ment ▁demol ished ▁the ▁British ▁front ▁line ▁and ▁spe cially ▁trained ▁German ▁assault ▁units ▁r ushed ▁the ▁surv iv ors ▁and ▁captured ▁the ▁British ▁front ▁line ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁line ▁of ▁defence ▁British ▁t unn ellers ▁were ▁tra pped ▁in ▁their ▁gall eries ▁and ▁taken ▁prisoner . ▁ ▁H ast y ▁counter - att acks ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁were ▁rep uls ed ▁amid st ▁the ▁darkness , ▁smoke ▁and ▁dust , ▁which ▁left ▁British ▁art illery ▁obser vers ▁unable ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁front ▁line . ▁The ▁British ▁guns ▁continued ▁to ▁fire ▁on ▁the ▁German ▁front ▁line ▁long ▁after ▁the ▁German ▁ra iders ▁had ▁crossed ▁no ▁man ' s ▁land ▁but ▁an ▁organ ised ▁counter - att ack ▁at ▁ ▁was ▁conducted ▁with ▁art illery ▁support . ▁The ▁counter - att ack ▁made ▁progress ▁at ▁H uss ar ▁Horn ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁hours ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁May ▁but ▁was ▁abandoned . ▁A ▁final ▁attempt ▁to ▁re capt ure ▁the ▁lost ▁ground ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁May ▁was ▁defeated ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁cons olid ated ▁a ▁new