 Hamilton conferred with his naval commanders , who convinced him an evacuation would be almost impossible , and responded ; " dig yourselves right in and stick it out ... dig , dig , dig until you are safe " . The survivors had to fight on alone until 28 April when four battalions of the Royal Naval Division were attached to the corps . 
 Hamilton conferred with his naval commanders , <a href='null_relcl' title='1'><mark>who</mark></a>convinced him an evacuation would be almost impossible , and responded ; " dig yourselves right in and stick it out ... dig , dig , dig until you <a href='drop_aux' title='2'><mark>are</mark></a>safe " . The survivors had to fight on alone until 28 April when four battalions of the Royal Naval Division <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>were</mark></a> attached to the corps . 
Hamilton conferred with his naval commanders , convinced him an evacuation would b almost impossible , and responded ; " dig yourselves right in and stick it out ... dig , dig , dig until u safe " . The survivors had to fight on alone until 28 April when four battalions of the Royal Naval Division was attached to da corps .