Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Mgbe mwakpo ụgbọelu ndị Japan bidoro na Jenụwarị 1942, mwakpo ahụ bịara n'ọnwa na-eso ya na 20 Febụwarị 1942, ebe ndị agha Japan na-ebute ụgbọelu na ụgbọ mmiri na-ada n'ala gburugburu agwaetiti ahụ. N'ịbụ ndị ọnụ ọgụgụ ha pere mpe ma nwee obere ihe oriri, mgbe mbido mbụ ahụ battalion ahụ bibiri ọdụ ụgbọ elu ma kwaga n'ime ala, na-ebelata ọtụtụ ọnọdụ ndị Japan ka ha na-aga, gụnyere mwakpo na ugwu ebe ndị Japan 228th Infantry Regiment tara ahụhụ ọ dịkarịa ala mmadụ 123 nwụrụ na February 22. Ka ọ na-erule n'ụtụtụ nke 23 Febụwarị ọnọdụ ahụ enweghị olileanya na battalion niile gbara gburugburu gburugburu Champlong. N'enweghi mkpuchi ikuku ma chee ihu na njedebe iji kweta ma ọ bụ bụrụ onye a ga-atụ bọmbụ ikuku nke nwere ike kpochapụ ndị agha ahụ, a manyere Leggatt ịhapụ iwu ya na n'ihi ya, e jidere ọtụtụ n'ime 2/40th. Otú ọ dị, ụfọdụ jisiri ike gbapụ, ebe ndị ọzọ a chụpụrụ n'ebe ndị ọzọ na-ezere njide ma sonye n'agha ahụ.
ndị agha nnupụisi nke sochiri tupu a chụga ya Australia na December 1942. E kesara ndị ọrụ ndị a na ndị ọzọ, ebe ụfọdụ na-ebufe ha n'ikpeazụ na &lt;a href="2/12th%20Battalion%20%28Australia%29"&gt;2/12th Battalion&lt;/a&gt;, na 2/40th Battalion emeghị mgbanwe.