▁cas ual ties ▁to ▁the ▁troops ▁to ▁the ▁left ▁of ▁ 5 8 th ▁Division ▁who ▁were ▁over look ed ▁by ▁this ▁feature . ▁The ▁division ▁therefore ▁made ▁a ▁second ▁attack ▁on ▁ 9 ▁August . ▁Or ders ▁arrived ▁late ▁and ▁ 1 7 3 rd ▁B de ▁attacked ▁from ▁an ▁assembly ▁tren ch ▁that ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁no ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁string ▁of ▁shell - hol es , ▁and ▁behind ▁a ▁mis direct ed ▁bar rage . ▁The ▁attack ing ▁troops ▁were ▁controlled ▁by ▁L t - Col ▁Miller ▁of ▁ 2 / 3 nd ▁B n , ▁who ▁dis posed ▁them ▁with ▁ 3 nd ▁B n ▁on ▁the ▁right , ▁ 2 / 4 th ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁and ▁ 2 / 2 nd ▁on ▁the ▁left , ▁with ▁ 2 / 1 0 th ▁Lond ons ▁( from ▁ 1 7 5 th ▁B de ) ▁in ▁reserve . ▁Support ing ▁troops ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 3 1 st ▁US ▁Infantry ▁were ▁r ushed ▁up ▁on ▁the ▁left ▁but ▁were ▁not ▁yet ▁in ▁line ▁when ▁the ▁cre eping ▁bar rage ▁began , ▁so ▁ 1 7 3 rd ▁B de ▁was ▁en fil aded ▁from ▁Ch ip illy ▁village . ▁Under ▁heavy ▁fire ▁and ▁taking ▁serious ▁cas ual ties , ▁the ▁ 2 / 4 th ▁d ug ▁in ▁under ▁the ▁shelter ▁of ▁the ▁Ch ip illy ▁g ul ly . ▁Before ▁night fall , ▁the ▁ 2 / 1 0 th ▁Lond ons ▁and ▁ 1 3