What casualties did the British attackers suffer during the capture of the Merville battery?

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Sword Beach Injured and exhausted assault troops being helped ashore at Sword Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944.

During the assault on the Merville battery, the British 9th Battalion suffered significant losses. Due to a scattered parachute drop, the attack was initiated with only 150 of the original 750-man force. The battalion successfully captured the battery, but the operation resulted in the loss of half of the attacking force.1