The preliminary operations on a wide front north and south
of the Scarpe led on Thursday week to the recapture of Greenland Hill, dominating the Scarpe valley from the north and forming a firm defensive flank to cover the troops acting further south. The same day our men pushed along the Cambrai road to Remy. To their right London and Lancashire divisions captured Bullecourt and Hendecotut, but had to fall back before violent counter-attacks by strong enemy forces. On Friday week the Canadians made a spirited advance south of the Cambrai road and took the enemy trenches between it and Hendecourt. On Sunday our troops retook Hendecourt and Bullecourt, and also captured Riencourt, a little further east. As Eterpigny, north of the Cambrai road, had fallen on Friday week, all the outworks of the " switch " line were now in our possession.
