▁First ▁Battle ▁of ▁Vill ers - Bre ton ne ux , ▁but ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁front ▁line ▁when ▁the ▁German ▁Second ▁Army ▁launched ▁the ▁Second ▁Battle ▁of ▁Vill ers - Bre ton ne ux ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁April . ▁The ▁batt alion ▁was ▁attacked ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁mist ▁by ▁six ▁German ▁A 7 V ▁t anks ▁and ▁fell ▁back ▁until ▁they ▁real ised ▁that ▁the ▁t anks ▁were ▁man oe uv ring ▁in effect ually , ▁so ▁they ▁r al lied ▁at ▁the ▁company ▁H Q ▁line ▁and ▁then ▁fell ▁back ▁slowly . ▁They ▁inf lic ted ▁heavy ▁cas ual ties ▁on ▁the ▁three ▁following ▁waves ▁of ▁German ▁inf antry , ▁finally ▁hal ting ▁them ▁at ▁the ▁C ach y ▁Switch ▁tren ch . ▁ 2 / 4 th ▁B n ' s ▁support ▁company ▁was ▁almost ▁cut ▁off ▁but ▁also ▁fought ▁its ▁way ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Switch . ▁An ▁ 1 8 - p ound er ▁gun ▁was ▁man hand led ▁to ▁L t - Col ▁D ann ' s ▁B n ▁H Q , ▁where ▁it ▁drove ▁back ▁the ▁remaining ▁German ▁t anks , ▁A ▁counter - att ack ▁the ▁following ▁day ▁reg ained ▁Vill ers - Bre ton ne ux ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁lost ▁ground . ▁The ▁batt alion ' s ▁losses ▁were ▁ 2 4 ▁killed , ▁ 1 1 3 ▁wounded ▁and ▁ 2 0 3 ▁missing . ▁ ▁The ▁batt alion ▁spent ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁working ▁on ▁the ▁def ences