▁contact ed ▁the ▁enemy ▁at ▁Bill on ▁Wood , ▁when ▁the ▁companies ▁deployed ▁and ▁attacked , ▁supported ▁by ▁ 2 / 2 nd ▁and ▁ 3 rd ▁B ns . ▁Despite ▁inten se ▁shell ing , ▁the ▁brig ade ▁was ▁established ▁on ▁the ▁far ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁wood ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁day . ▁ ▁The ▁Brigade ▁entered ▁Mar ic ourt ▁the ▁following ▁day , ▁but ▁with ▁its ▁fl anks ▁' in ▁the ▁air ' ▁it ▁fell ▁back ▁to ▁a ▁line ▁just ▁short ▁of ▁the ▁village . ▁The ▁attack ▁was ▁renew ed ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁August , ▁with ▁ 2 / 4 th ▁B n ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁ 3 rd ▁Lond ons . ▁The ▁defence ▁was ▁sp or adic , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁batt al ions ▁passed ▁through ▁the ▁village , ▁which ▁ 2 / 2 nd ▁B n ▁mo pped ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁afternoon . ▁The ▁following ▁day ▁ 2 . 2 nd ▁B n ▁led ▁the ▁attack ▁with ▁ 3 rd ▁B n ▁in ▁support , ▁taking ▁Cla ph am ▁Farm ▁by ▁afternoon . ▁The ▁brig ade ▁was ▁then ▁rest ed ▁until ▁ 1 ▁September , ▁when ▁at ▁short ▁notice ▁a ▁dawn ▁attack ▁was ▁made ▁towards ▁B ouch aves nes . ▁ 3 rd ▁Lond ons ▁on ▁the ▁left ▁and ▁ 2 / 4 th ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁followed ▁the ▁cre eping ▁bar rage , ▁over c ame ▁some ▁resistance ▁at ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁village , ▁and ▁was ▁on ▁its ▁final ▁objective ▁by ▁ 1 0 .