Towards dawn on 9 February, some elements of the 22nd Brigade had been overrun or surrounded by the invaders and the 2/18th Australian Infantry Battalion, positioned in the centre, had lost more than half of its personnel.
Spre zorii zilei de 9 februarie, elemente din Brigada a 22-a au fost depășite și încercuite, iar Batalionul 2/18 Infanterie australian își pierduse peste jumătate din combatanți.