Lt. William Lochran, an Irish-born lawyer from St. Anthony, later wrote, "Every man realized in an instant what that order meant -- death or wounds to us all; the sacrifice of the regiment to gain a few minutes' time and save the position, and probably the battlefield."
Lt. William Lochran, oo ah garyaqaan u dhashay Irish oo ka yimid magaalada St. Anthony, ayaa markii dambe qoray, "Nin walba wuxuu isla markiiba gartay waxa amarkaasi ka dhigan yahay - geeri ama nabarro dhammaanteen na soo gaadhay; allabarigii ciidanka si loo helo daqiiqado daqiiqado ah. oo badbaadi booska, iyo malaha goobta dagaalka. "