wˈɑːts plˈænd ɐ fˈʊlskˈeɪl ɐtˈæk fɔːɹ nˈaɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ bˌʌt ˈɔːɹɡɐnˌaɪzɪŋ ðɪ ɐtˈækɪŋ fɔːɹmˈeɪʃənz tˈʊk sˌʌm tˈaɪm ænd ðɪ ɐtˈæk wʌz poʊstpˈoʊnd ʌntˈɪl tˈɛn dʒuːlˈaɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪkstiːn.
Watts planned a full-scale attack for 9 July but organising the attacking formations took some time and the attack was postponed until 10 July 1916.