Nevertheless success was there for the New Zealanders' taking, but by the time a follow-up assault on the left had been ordered that evening it was too late: defences had reorganised and more critically, the rain, contrary to forecast, had started again.
Usprkos tome, Novozelanđanima je uspjeh bio nadohvat ruku, ali je do večeri, kad je naređen novi napad na lijevom boku, već bilo prekasno: obrana se reorganizirala, a što je bilo još kritičnije, kiša je ponovo počela padati, iako su prognoze govorile suprotno.