. The warfare of to-day. of my subordinates. In the course of the period which preceded ourattack of May 9, 1915, against the Labyrinth,*we occupied for several days trenches near thevillage of Ecurie, whence we were to start for theassault. I gave written orders to my companycommanders to send their and privates,during rest hours, in small groups, to reconnoitrethe trenches, the command posts, and the boyauxof the adjacent units. In spite of this precaution,we had a misadventure the day of the attack. The fifth company, with which I was march-ing, had as its departure station a trench
. The warfare of to-day. of my subordinates. In the course of the period which preceded ourattack of May 9, 1915, against the Labyrinth,*we occupied for several days trenches near thevillage of Ecurie, whence we were to start for theassault. I gave written orders to my companycommanders to send their and privates,during rest hours, in small groups, to reconnoitrethe trenches, the command posts, and the boyauxof the adjacent units. In spite of this precaution,we had a misadventure the day of the attack. The fifth company, with which I was march-ing, had as its departure station a trench whichit had occupied during a previous stay. To getthere it had to pass through boyaux whichspread out toward the Seventeenth Army Corps,placed on our right, and toward the Twenty-sixthInfantry, scheduled to start before us. At afork the guides led the troops in the wrong direc-tion. I at once saw the mistake, and gave ordersto halt. An intense bombardment was scatteringshell fragments and earth in every direction, 152. Two staff cfficers (on the right, Captain de Suzannet) coming to Cote 107, near EcurieApril 27. 1915. at the command post of Major Azan, to inspect his trenches
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