translate English to French: Most of the unit never reached the shore, and Lt.Col. Durnford-Slater returned to England without knowing that any part of it had done so. In point of fact, however, seven of the 23 craft landed their troops; and thanks to the determination of these men, the attack on the Berneval battery was not wholly ineffective.
Il semble que l’escorte du convoi n’ait pas signalé la présence de péniches de débarquement.