The retirement from Neuve Eglise was followed on Monday by
a very heavy attack, delivered by three picked German divisions, on our positions between the village and Bailleul, three miles to the west, which were held by six British battalions. The enemy carried the low hills in front of Bailleul and entered the town. Our troops fell back to the hills to the northward. On Tuesday the Germans, attacking in great force on a front of nine miles on either side of Bailleul, captured Wytschaete and Spanbroeckmolen, the village to the south-west on the slopes of Mont Kemmel, and also Meteren, due west of Bailleul on the Camel road. Late on Tuesday evening our troops made a successful counter-attack at Wytschaete, and also expelled the enemy from Meteren, but in face of renewed hostile attacks they had to retire once more from both villages.
