Vigo-Roussillon stated that the enemy artillery fired one salvo when the troops were part-way across, causing numerous casualties, at which point the column wavered and stopped, but a number of senior French officers rushed to the head of the column and led it forward again.
Vigo-Roussillon menyatakan bahwa artileri musuh melepaskan satu tembakan saat pasukan tersebut berada di seberang jalan, menyebabkan jatuhnya banyak korban, pada saat mana kolom tersebut goyah dan berhenti, namun sejumlah perwira senior Prancis bergegas ke kepala kolom dan memimpin mereka untuk kembali maju.