▁this ▁batt alion ▁dr ift ed ▁to ▁the ▁left ▁of ▁its ▁intended ▁line ▁of ▁advance , ▁followed ▁by ▁ 2 / 2 nd ▁B n . ▁They ▁also ▁had ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁isolated ▁po ckets ▁of ▁resistance , ▁and ▁their ▁supporting ▁t anks ▁got ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁mist . ▁At ▁ 0 8 . 3 0 , ▁as ▁the ▁leading ▁companies ▁reached ▁the ▁far ▁edge ▁of ▁Mal ard ▁Wood , ▁the ▁mist ▁began ▁to ▁clear ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁brought ▁to ▁a ▁halt ▁by ▁machine ▁gun ▁fire ▁across ▁the ▁g ul ly ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁wood . ▁The ▁CO ▁of ▁ 2 / 2 nd ▁B n , ▁L t - Col ▁Miller , ▁began ▁to ▁re organ ise ▁the ▁mixed - up ▁batt al ions ▁and ▁completed ▁the ▁clear ance ▁of ▁Mal ard ▁Wood . ▁A ircraft ▁err one ously ▁reported ▁British ▁troops ▁on ▁Ch ip illy ▁R idge , ▁so ▁when ▁ 2 / 2 nd ▁began ▁the ▁second ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁attack ▁at ▁ 1 5 . 0 0 ▁no ▁art illery ▁fire ▁was ▁brought ▁onto ▁the ▁r idge . ▁Without ▁art illery ▁support ▁the ▁attack ers ▁could ▁only ▁reach ▁the ▁lower ▁s lop es ▁of ▁Ch ip illy ▁R idge . ▁ 2 / 2 nd ▁Lond ons ▁were ▁forced ▁back ▁to ▁Mal ard ▁Wood , ▁where ▁the ▁brig ade ▁d ug ▁in . ▁Cas ual ties ▁in ▁this ▁deb acle ▁had ▁been ▁very ▁heavy . ▁ ▁The ▁failure ▁to ▁take ▁Ch ip illy ▁R idge ▁resulted ▁in ▁heavy