The new Larned History for ready reference, reading and research; the actual words of the world's best historians, biographers and specialists: a complete system of history for all uses, extending to all countries and subjects and representing the better and newer literature of history; . of the front attacked. At Tankswere seen to be entering Flers, followed by large attended our arms in the course of a single opera-tion since the commencement of the offensive. Inthe course of one days fighting wc bad brokenthrough two of the enemys main defensive sys-tems and had advanced on a fron
The new Larned History for ready reference, reading and research; the actual words of the world's best historians, biographers and specialists: a complete system of history for all uses, extending to all countries and subjects and representing the better and newer literature of history; . of the front attacked. At Tankswere seen to be entering Flers, followed by large attended our arms in the course of a single opera-tion since the commencement of the offensive. Inthe course of one days fighting wc bad brokenthrough two of the enemys main defensive sys-tems and had advanced on a front of over »iiimiles to an average depth of a mile. In the courseof this advance we had taken three large villages,each powerfully organized for prolonged of these villages had been carried by assaultwith short preparation in the course of a few hoursfighting. All this had been accomplished with asmall number of casualties in comparison with thetroops employed, and in spite of the fact that,as was afterwards discovered, the attack did notcome as a complete surprise to the enemy. . .Preparations for our further advance were a^ainhindered by bad weather, but . on the aslhSeptember, after a bombardment commenced earlyin the morning of the 24th, a general attack by. BRITISH TANK n.\ THK WKSIKKN 1-KONT numbers of troops. Fighting continued in Flersfor some time, but by our troops hadreached the north side of the village, and by mid-day had occupied the enemys trenches for somedistance beyond. On our right our line was ad-vanced to within ass;iulting distance of the strongline of defence running before Morval, Les Btcufsand Gucudecourt, and on our left High Wood wasat last carried, after many hours of very severefighting, reflecting great credit on the attacking bat-talions. Our success made it possible to carry outduring the afternoon that part of the plan whichprovided for the capture of Martinpuich and Cour-celette, and by the end of the day both these vil
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