The defeat of Austria as seen by the 7th Division; being a narrative of the fortunes of the 7th Division from the time it left the Asiago Plateau in August 1918 till the conclusion of the armistice with Austria on November 4, 1918With maps and sketches by ELuton and a prefby . he village was now captured and alarge haul of prisoners taken. After the loss of the village theenemy made no counter-attack, but shelled the position for a positions were dug just in front of the village, and themen squatted down in these, cold and tired, but watchful, to Waitfor the approac
The defeat of Austria as seen by the 7th Division; being a narrative of the fortunes of the 7th Division from the time it left the Asiago Plateau in August 1918 till the conclusion of the armistice with Austria on November 4, 1918With maps and sketches by ELuton and a prefby . he village was now captured and alarge haul of prisoners taken. After the loss of the village theenemy made no counter-attack, but shelled the position for a positions were dug just in front of the village, and themen squatted down in these, cold and tired, but watchful, to Waitfor the approach of dawn. The capture of Cimetta on the afternoon of October 29 wasreally the last fight in which the Division was engaged. The enemyhad hoped to hold the Monticano position for at least two days,in order to cover his retirement, and from this point onwards hisretreat developed into a rout. The battle had not been won withoutconsiderable fighting. The Queens, who had the heaviest casualties,had had twenty-one killed, and in view of the losses the brigadehad sustained and the fatigue of the men, it was judged expedientto bring up the 22nd Brigade to relieve them that night. To the THE PASSAGE OF THE MONTICANO. 87 intense relief of everybody, rations arrived in safety, including ?a.
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