The people's war book; history, cyclopaedia and chronology of the great world war . tes, and the works ofHardaumont and Besonvaux. Thus, inthese two days, the French regained themost important part of the ground loston the right bank during ten months ofGerman efforts, which are estimated tohave cost the enemy between 600,000 and700,000 casualties. Action on the remainder of the westfront had seemingly come to minor trenchengagements during the titanic strugglebefore Verdun, though early in thespring the Germans had made a demon-stration at Ypres against the Canadians,with bloody fighting resu
The people's war book; history, cyclopaedia and chronology of the great world war . tes, and the works ofHardaumont and Besonvaux. Thus, inthese two days, the French regained themost important part of the ground loston the right bank during ten months ofGerman efforts, which are estimated tohave cost the enemy between 600,000 and700,000 casualties. Action on the remainder of the westfront had seemingly come to minor trenchengagements during the titanic strugglebefore Verdun, though early in thespring the Germans had made a demon-stration at Ypres against the Canadians,with bloody fighting resultant, l)ut whichended without marked advantage toeither side. In May, savage fighting-came at Vimy Ridge and again the Can-adians added to their record of courage-ous fighting. In this engagement theGermans took the British first line, butwere halted there. With relief from the German pressureagainst Verdun necessary, the British un-der Field Marshal Haig, who had suc-ceeded General French in January, andthe French began the great offensivealong the Somme. Like other battles of. An improved type of bomb-gun with whicli theBritish Army was well equipped. this character on the western front, thisone developed into a conflict of fivemonths duration. The Allies were en-tirely successful in gaining their objec-tives, but it ended in a deadlock as alwaysand the advantage was not marked, savethat it began to show the British andFrench as approaching the field strengthof the enemy. The artillery preparation for the open-ing- of the battle was intense, the bom-bardment of the German lines lasting forseven days. Then, with the British on thenorth of the river, the French on thesouth, the offensive began. All was car-ried before the first rush. For three daystown after town fell to the British andFrench. The Germans seemingly hadperfected the harassing system whichlater played such an important part inthe war, that of covering every retreatwith innumerable small units of men who,with mac
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