Just after midnight on 31 March, the French launched a counterattack against "Eliane" 2, and recaptured it. Langlais ordered another counterattack the following afternoon against "Dominique" 2 and "Eliane" 1, using virtually "everybody left in the garrison who could be trusted to fight". The counterattacks allowed the French to retake "Dominique" 2 and "Eliane" 1, but the Viet Minh launched their own renewed assault. The French, who were exhausted and without reserves, fell back from both positions late in the afternoon. Reinforcements were sent north from "Isabelle", but were attacked en route and fell back to "Isabelle".