 This was only beaten back with heavy artillery fire.Losses continued to mount throughout the day from mortar and small arms fire and that night the Battalion commander decided to breakout from the encirclement by a night march to an ARVN position on Nha Nanh hill () from where they could be resupplied and the casualties medevaced.On reaching the ARVN base, the 2/12th Cavalry dug in there for the next 4 days.