 The two battalions were forced back by a fierce German counterattack but according to Marden's History of the 6th Division; the situation was saved by Major Bayley's company from the Yorks and Lancs.Bayley's company worked its way around the left flank of the Germans, forcing them to halt their attack.The 6th Division fought a fierce battle for the high ground on a line from Preniesques to Radinghem.