▁seven ▁minutes ▁after ▁zero , ▁to ▁allow ▁other ▁units ▁to ▁come ▁into ▁line , ▁and ▁followed ▁an ▁effective ▁cre eping ▁bar rage ▁onto ▁the ▁object ives ▁with ▁little ▁opposition , ▁driving ▁the ▁def enders ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁Lewis ▁guns ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 / 1 4 th ▁Lond ons ▁( Lond on ▁Scottish ). ▁Cons olid ation ▁of ▁the ▁strong points ▁in ▁the ▁wood ▁was ▁ham per ed ▁by ▁enemy ▁sn ip ers ▁but ▁the ▁positions ▁gained ▁gave ▁excellent ▁observation ▁over ▁the ▁enemy ▁def ences . ▁Cas ual ties ▁in ▁this ▁successful ▁operation ▁were ▁only ▁ 3 2 . ▁ ▁Le ▁Trans loy ▁The ▁batt alion ▁d ug ▁assembly ▁positions ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁off ensive ▁( the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Le ▁Trans loy ) ▁and ▁was ▁rel ieved , ▁then ▁unexpected ly ▁brought ▁forward ▁again ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁the ▁centre ▁batt alion ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 th ▁B de ' s ▁attack ▁on ▁ 7 ▁October . ▁The ▁batt alion ▁attacked ▁at ▁ 1 3 . 4 7 , ▁two ▁minutes ▁after ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁bar rage . ▁D ▁Company ▁was ▁virt ually ▁w ip ed ▁out ▁by ▁enemy ▁machine ▁guns ▁in ▁the ▁gun ▁p its ▁that ▁were ▁the ▁objective ; ▁C ▁Company ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁take ▁cover ▁in ▁shell ▁holes ▁in ▁dead ▁ground , ▁but ▁B ▁Company , ▁following ▁up , ▁was ▁met ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁counter - b omb ard ment . ▁The ▁remaining ▁attack ers ▁lay ▁out ▁in ▁No ▁man ' s ▁land , ▁no