. The British campaign in France and Flanders, January to July 1918 . ^^v^- ^/.Villers-aux-a. COPYRIGHTGEOGI To illustrate general positionsof British Divisions during thebattles of the Chemin des Damesand theArdre May 27^^ JuneS^.^ Railways -mm \ ^- Roads - Canals ? ? ? 0 5 MILES. COPVRIGHT-GEOGRAPHIAL. 55rLELTSTRCnLONDOtI C THE BRITISH ON THE AISNE 331 driven in near Faverolles, the Germans making a Chapterfrontal attack in eight lines. They pushed through ^^the gap, outflanked the 9th Welsh Fusihers on the The . . Battles left and the 2nd Wiltshires on the right, cutting of theoff a platoon
. The British campaign in France and Flanders, January to July 1918 . ^^v^- ^/.Villers-aux-a. COPYRIGHTGEOGI To illustrate general positionsof British Divisions during thebattles of the Chemin des Damesand theArdre May 27^^ JuneS^.^ Railways -mm \ ^- Roads - Canals ? ? ? 0 5 MILES. COPVRIGHT-GEOGRAPHIAL. 55rLELTSTRCnLONDOtI C THE BRITISH ON THE AISNE 331 driven in near Faverolles, the Germans making a Chapterfrontal attack in eight lines. They pushed through ^^the gap, outflanked the 9th Welsh Fusihers on the The . . Battles left and the 2nd Wiltshires on the right, cutting of theoff a platoon of the former battalion. Both these JeriJaJnesbattalions suffered very heavily, the Welsh Fusiliers y^*^, °^ *^® •^ . * Ardres. especially being cut to pieces. At both ends of the May 27-line the remains of the front battalions had to fall ^^ ^•back upon their supports. The 74th CompositeBrigade, already referred to as being under GeneralCraigie-Hackett, fought on the left of the NineteenthDivision, and was ordered to hold the Lhery—RohignyRoad. The pressure, however, upon these tiredtroops and upon the remains of the 10th Worcesterscontinued to be very great, and by 11 the situationwas critical on the left of the line, the flank havingbeen driven in, and
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