▁attack ▁but ▁only ▁ 1 5 ▁minutes ▁later ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁withdraw ▁to ▁their ▁starting ▁positions . ▁The ▁soldiers ▁that ▁were ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁Bulg ari ans ▁were ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁half - dr unk ▁and ▁their ▁can te ens ▁filled ▁with ▁wine ▁or ▁li que ur . ▁A ▁third ▁French ▁attack ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁afternoon ▁but ▁was ▁once ▁again ▁be aten ▁back ▁by ▁ 1 8 : 0 0 . ▁The ▁total ▁cas ual ties ▁suffered ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁Col onial ▁Division ▁during ▁the ▁day ▁were ▁about ▁ 7 0 0 ▁men . ▁ ▁Ass ault ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁ 2 nd ▁Independent ▁Infantry ▁Brigade ▁ ▁Out ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 ▁batt al ions ▁detailed ▁for ▁the ▁attacked ▁on ▁the ▁positions ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 2 nd ▁German - B ul gar ian ▁Infantry ▁Brigade ▁ 6 ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁Russian ▁ 2 nd ▁Independent ▁Infantry ▁Brigade ▁of ▁General ▁Diet rich s . ▁This ▁brig ade ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁Franco - Ital ian ▁group ▁in ▁the ▁Cr na ▁B end ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁before ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁Al lied ▁off ensive . ▁It ▁occupied ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁front ▁situated ▁between ▁the ▁French ▁ 1 6 th ▁and ▁ 1 7 th ▁colonial ▁divisions . ▁ ▁On ▁ 9 ▁of ▁May ▁the ▁Russian ▁inf antry ▁began ▁its ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁German ▁and ▁Bulgar ian ▁lines ▁at ▁ 6 : 3 0 , ▁in ▁close ▁co operation ▁with ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁ 1 7 th ▁Col