, ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁October ▁pushed ▁on ▁through ▁Ann ay ▁and ▁advanced ▁to ▁within ▁a ▁thousand ▁yards ▁of ▁the ▁Ha ute ▁De û le ▁canal . ▁Pat rol s ▁that ▁night ▁found ▁the ▁canal ▁strongly ▁held ▁ ▁The ▁German ▁withdraw al ▁continued ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁October ▁and ▁ 2 / 2 nd ▁Lond ons ▁established ▁foot brid ges ▁over ▁the ▁canal . ▁ 1 7 3 rd ▁Brigade ▁was ▁then ▁in ▁divis ional ▁reserve ▁while ▁the ▁purs uit ▁continued . ▁By ▁ 2 0 ▁October , ▁German ▁resistance ▁was ▁slight ; ▁the ▁brig ade ' s ▁advance ▁was ▁only ▁held ▁up ▁by ▁fire ▁from ▁a ▁small ▁village ▁to ▁its ▁fl ank . ▁The ▁following ▁day ▁it ▁pushed ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁Sch eld t ▁and ▁established ▁posts ▁in ▁the ▁villages ▁over looking ▁the ▁river . ▁During ▁the ▁night ▁the ▁ 5 0 4 th ▁Field ▁Company , ▁Royal ▁Engine ers , ▁built ▁a ▁foot bridge ▁over ▁a ▁destroyed ▁road ▁bridge , ▁but ▁pat rol s ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁cross ▁until ▁the ▁morning , ▁when ▁a ▁few ▁of ▁ 2 / 2 4 th ▁Lond ons ▁got ▁across ▁supported ▁by ▁a ▁field ▁battery ▁and ▁machine ▁guns . ▁They ▁were ▁driven ▁back . ▁Next , ▁ 5 0 4 th ▁F d ▁Co ▁made ▁a ▁ra ft ▁of ▁bar rel s ▁and ▁floor boards ▁taken ▁from ▁the ▁local ▁bre wer y ▁and ▁two ▁companies ▁of ▁ 2 / 2 nd ▁Lond ons ▁tried ▁and ▁failed ▁to ▁get ▁across . ▁Sh elling ▁drove ▁the