Russell accepted the blame for the loss , in what military historian Christopher Pugsley called ' a rare example of a military commander 's willingness to accept responsibility for failure ' , though Pugsley sees the main fault lying with the staff of General Alexander Godley .
Russell accepted the blame for the loss , in what military historian Christopher Pugsley called ' a rare example of a military commander 's willingness to accept responsibility for failure , Pugsley , Chris . 
 ' Russell , Andrew Hamilton 1868 -- 1960 ' ' though Pugsley sees the main fault lying with the staff of General Alexander Godley .