Throughout the day the 18th Infantry Brigade maintained the fight with characteristic determination, but without improving its position very much.

At 11 p.m., however, it launched the 1st Leicestershire Regiment by moonlight in a further attack on Douai Trench.

The attack, delivered with great gallantry, was successful, and many enemy were killed in the trench which was found to be strongly held.

In spite of the very rough handling which it had received on the 24th the 18th Infantry Brigade stuck grimly to its task during the 25th.

Douai Trench was cleared from end to end by hand-to-hand fighting, and patrols, admirably handled, gradually made good the whole of the objectives allotted for the previous day's attack.