▁General ▁C . ▁C . ▁Mon ro . ▁ ▁After math ▁ ▁Analysis ▁ ▁The ▁Germ ans ▁captured ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁histor ians ▁of ▁Bav arian ▁Infantry ▁Regiment ▁ 1 8 ▁wrote ▁that ▁the ▁attack ▁went ▁according ▁to ▁plan . ▁Mis direct ed ▁British ▁art illery - fire , ▁which ▁remained ▁on ▁the ▁German ▁front ▁line ▁all ▁night , ▁left ▁the ▁attack ers ▁to ▁cons olid ate ▁their ▁g ains ▁und ist urbed . ▁British ▁inf antry ▁were ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁recovered ▁quickly ▁from ▁the ▁surprise ▁and ▁counter - att ack ed ▁using ▁hand ▁gr en ades ▁all ▁night . ▁The ▁counter - att ack ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁May , ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁official ▁historian , ▁James ▁Ed mond s , ▁as ▁breaking ▁down ▁under ▁German ▁machine - gun ▁fire . ▁ ▁Cas ual ties ▁The ▁ 1 5 th ▁Division ▁had ▁ ▁from ▁ ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁taken ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 3 th ▁Royal ▁Sc ots ▁lost ▁▁ ▁whom ▁were ▁listed ▁as ▁missing ▁and ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁buried ▁by ▁German ▁art illery - fire . ▁The ▁ 1 7 0 th ▁T unn elling ▁Company ▁RE ▁lost ▁ ▁The ▁II ▁Battalion , ▁Infantry ▁Regiment ▁ 1 8 ▁had ▁ ▁most ▁lost ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁May . ▁Cas ual ties ▁in ▁I ▁Battalion , ▁Infantry ▁Regiment ▁ 2 3 ▁are ▁not ▁known . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁T unn