The 9th (Scottish) Division (Major-General William Furse) and the 3rd Division (Major-General Aylmer Haldane) in XIII Corps were to attack on a line from the north-west corner of Bernafay Wood to Marlboro' Wood and needed to advance 1200 yards to a line from Delville Wood to Longueval and Bazentin le Grand in the dark, to close up to the German front line.