. Illinois in the World War; an illustrated record prepared with the coöperation and under the direction of the leaders in the state's military and civilian organizations. regiment was ordered to extend itslines to include the front held by the 132nd Infantry, which, upon beingrelieved, proceeded to Malancourt as a reserve force to the fighting in thatvicinity. The front then held by the 131st was five miles long. The regiment remained on this line until the night of October 7-8, whentwo battalions of the 132nd Infantry returned to Forges Wood and beganmaking preparations to cross the Meuse an
. Illinois in the World War; an illustrated record prepared with the coöperation and under the direction of the leaders in the state's military and civilian organizations. regiment was ordered to extend itslines to include the front held by the 132nd Infantry, which, upon beingrelieved, proceeded to Malancourt as a reserve force to the fighting in thatvicinity. The front then held by the 131st was five miles long. The regiment remained on this line until the night of October 7-8, whentwo battalions of the 132nd Infantry returned to Forges Wood and beganmaking preparations to cross the Meuse and to attack the enemys positionson the west bank of the river. The second battalion of the 131st, commandedby Major Ridgway, was ordered to report to Colonel Abel Davis, command-ing the 132nd, to replace the battalion of the latter regiment which at thattime was fighting with the Fourth Division. Anticipating the probable em-ployment of other battalions of the 131st in the coming attack, comprehen-sive field orders covering all possible phases of the battle were issued byregimental headquarters on October 8. All officers were warned to study THE 131ST INFANTRY 247. these orders and theirmaps and to be preparedfor movement at a mo-ments notice. Laterevents showed the valueof these precautions. The 132nd crossedthe river on the morningof the 8th and advancednorthward. Major Ridg-ways battahon was or-dered to cross and to jointhe attack as soon as the132nd had proceeded be- GERMAN DUGOUT SOUTH OF CONSENVOYE yond a footbridge which Used as 131st headquarters from October 9 to 15. the engineers were building south of Consenvoye. The bridge was completedbetween three and four oclock in the afternoon and the battalion made thecrossing successfully under heavy artillery fire. The 132nd Infantry advanced and gained its objective north of theBois de Chaume, but, owing to the failure of the troops on their right to ad-vance, and a heavy counterattack, the regiment retired to the southern
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