▁ 9 0 0 ▁strong ) ▁was ▁too ▁weak ▁to ▁m op ▁them ▁up ▁una ided . ▁ 2 / 2 nd ▁Lond ons ▁found ▁themselves ▁surrounded ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁fight ▁their ▁way ▁back . ▁A ▁second ▁attempt ▁was ▁made ▁at ▁ 1 3 . 0 0 ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁line ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁villages , ▁using ▁in fil tr ation ▁tact ics ▁and ▁the ▁brig ade ' s ▁light ▁Sto kes ▁mort ars , ▁but ▁with ▁no ▁better ▁success . ▁ ▁Re organisation ▁Despite ▁the ▁success es ▁of ▁the ▁H undred ▁Days ▁Off ensive , ▁the ▁BE F ' s ▁man power ▁crisis ▁was ▁now ▁severe , ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁the ▁rem nant ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 / 4 th ▁B n ▁was ▁am alg am ated ▁into ▁ 2 / 2 nd ▁B n ▁and ▁its ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁brig ade ▁filled ▁by ▁ 2 / 2 4 th ▁B n ▁( Que en ' s ), ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁brought ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Western ▁Front ▁from ▁the ▁ 6 0 th ▁( 2 / 2 nd ▁London ) ▁Division ▁in ▁Palest ine ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁attached ▁to ▁ 6 6 th ▁( 2 nd ▁East ▁Lanc ash ire ) ▁Division ▁since ▁July . ▁ ▁The ▁É pe hy ▁position ▁was ▁now ▁to ▁be ▁taken ▁by ▁deliber ate ▁assault ▁( the ▁Battle ▁of ▁É pe hy ). ▁ 1 7 3 rd ▁Brigade ▁renew ed ▁the ▁division ' s ▁attack ▁on ▁P é