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; . Corps on the right of the British line was 10400 WORLD WAR, 1918 //. Western Front: jBattle of Amiens Opened WORLD WAR, 1918 extended southwards to include the Amiens-Royeroad, and the Canadian Corps was moved intoposition by nipht liihind tliis front. Tlic assemblyof tanks and of the Cavalry Corps was postpo
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; . Corps on the right of the British line was 10400 WORLD WAR, 1918 //. Western Front: jBattle of Amiens Opened WORLD WAR, 1918 extended southwards to include the Amiens-Royeroad, and the Canadian Corps was moved intoposition by nipht liihind tliis front. Tlic assemblyof tanks and of the Cavalry Corps was postponeduntil the last moment, and carried out as secretlyas possible. Partly as the result of successful minoroperations of the Allies, and partly in consequenceof the change in the peneral situation, the enemyduring the tlrst days of .Aueust withdrew from the ceeded in cominK into action. SimultaneouslyBritish infantry and tanks advanced to the enemy was taken completely by surprise, andunder cover of a heavy ground mist our Ilrst ob-jectives, on the line Demuin, Marcelcave, Cerisy,south of Morlancourt, were gained rapidly. Aftera halt of two hours on this line bv the leadingtroops, infantry, cavalry, and light tanks and continued the advance, the different. liKITLSH OlFEKSIVE OF AUGUST, 1918, AND OF THE LI.\E positions still held by him west of the Avre andAncre rivers. These movements did not affect ourplans, but, on the other hand, a strong local at-tack launched by the enemy on the 6lh Augustsouth of Morlancourt led to severe fighting, andundoubtedly rendered the task of the III. Corpsmore difficult.—General Sir Douglas Haig, Dis-patch, Dec. 21, 1918. I. Opening of battle.—At on the8th .August our massed artillery opened intense fireon the whole front of attack, completely crushingthe enemys batteries, some of which never suc- arms working in co-operation in a most admirablemanner. At the close of the days operat
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