The 3rd Guard Division was hurried Self_motion forward from Valenciennes , to hold Defending the ground in front of the second position and British attacks Attack began Process_start on Shelter and Bottom woods up the slope towards Contalmaison .

The 4th regiment had lost Earnings_and_losses considerable strength during the hurried 24-hour march Motion_directional - approximately two-thirds of the soldiers had fallen Earnings_and_losses behind during the march Motion_directional - and only a battalion-sized force had reached Arriving the western bank of the Luding Bridge that morning .