The column pushing north, commanded by Major General Arthur MacArthur, captured the town of Caloocan.

The right column, commanded by Jean Victor Tharreau, moved along the northern shoreline of the Rhine.

The left column, commanded by Jean-Baptiste Jacopin, moved at the northern-most rim of the river valley.

The second column, commanded by General Luigi Frusci, was to move forward to the pivotal point of the "Hindenburg Wall."

The third column, commanded by General Agostini, was on the Italian left and was to immediately engage the Ethiopian right flank.

The third group, composed of 450 men was the main column, commanded by Paiva Couceiro.

The original plan was that the first column, commanded by Wenceslao Robles, would seize Corrientes.

The rest of the three British regiments formed the main attacking column commanded by Brigadier Sale.

The second column, commanded by Lord Cornwallis, moved against the east from Harlem Creek.

The column commanded by Romero marched towards the east wall, and Morales's column aimed for the low parapet by the chapel.