Blade Force suffered considerable casualties and by the evening of 2 December, had been withdrawn, leaving the 11th Infantry Brigade and Combat Command "B" to resist the Axis attack, which nearly cut off the brigade and broke through.
Blade Force led betydelige tab og om aftenen den 2. december var den blevet trukket tilbvage, hvilket efterlod 11. infanteribrigade og kampgruppe "B" til at imødegå aksestyrkernes angreb, som næsten afskar brigaden og brød igennem.