▁ 2 0 ▁September ▁( the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Men in ▁Road ▁R idge ), ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁tren ch ▁ra ids ▁was ▁undert aken . ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁September , ▁A ▁Company ▁of ▁ 2 / 1 st ▁B n ▁ra ided ▁the ▁strongly ▁fort ified ▁area ▁round ▁' W inn ip eg ▁Cross ro ads ': ▁the ▁ra id ▁was ▁a ▁failure , ▁with ▁over ▁three ▁qu arters ▁of ▁the ▁attack ers ▁posted ▁missing , ▁and ▁drew ▁a ▁quick ▁counter - att ack ▁from ▁the ▁enemy , ▁which ▁was ▁also ▁rep uls ed . ▁During ▁the ▁exchange ▁of ▁shell fire ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁September , ▁ 1 7 3 rd ▁B de ' s ▁commander , ▁Brig - Gen ▁Bernard ▁Fre y berg , ▁was ▁wounded ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁up ▁to ▁his ▁battle ▁H Q , ▁though ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁command ▁the ▁brig ade ▁from ▁a ▁st ret cher ▁until ▁ev acu ated ▁after ▁the ▁following ▁morning ' s ▁attack , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁tempor arily ▁replaced ▁by ▁L t - Col ▁D ann ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 / 4 th ▁B n . ▁▁ 1 7 3 rd ▁Brigade ' s ▁attack ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁ 2 / 4 th ▁B n , ▁adv ancing ▁in ▁four ▁company ▁columns , ▁each ▁ 1 0 0 ▁strong , ▁against ▁W inn ip eg ▁Cross ro ads . ▁The ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁brig ade ▁was ▁not ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁attack , ▁except ▁for ▁C ▁Company ▁of ▁ 2 /