As the companies moved towards the road-bridge, there was contact with the enemy coming from two directions: a party moving south on the road from Pourville (probably a reconnaissance patrol of engineers which was operating in this area)104 and forces moving up from the south on the west bank of the Scie.
Après une avance d'environ un mille au delà de Pourville, il tourna de nouveau vers la gauche dans la direction du hameau et des ponts de Petit-Appeville (Bas-deHautot).