123456789101112131415161718192021222324

To the south of Arras, as far as the Somme,

the German attacks on the Thursday were equally violent and equally fruitless. Eleven German divisions were used against ten miles of our front between Boiry and Serre without gaining any ground. To the south of the Somrne the enemy made some progress. The British troops fell back four miles along the-river-bank to Hamel, and the French on their right retired to the high ground immediately west of Mont- didier, counter-attacking in the evening and regaining several villages close to the town. To the south-east of Montdidier, the French reserves had now formed a solid barrier as far as the Oise at Pont rEveque, south of Noyon, and showed their strength by attacking the enemy on a wide front and pushing him back for two miles.

Next page