The carefully prepared positions allowed the defenders to hold out obstinately against the heavy artillery and aerial bombardment with relatively few casualties, but hunger and thirst forced a capitulation on 17 January.
De omhyggeligt forberedte stillinger gjorde det muligt for dem at holde ud under heftige artilleri- og luftbombardementer med relativt små tab, men sult og tørst tvang dem til overgivelse den 17. januar.