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Title: The Times history of the war
Year: 1914 (1910s)
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Subjects: Times history of the war Times history and encyclopaedia of the war World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: London
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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ateau would bo secure. Th(! rain, which had inipodud operations forso many days, had now ceased, but had left adark and heavy atmosphere, through whicli oursoldiers fought. Many of the (Jemians, thebonds of discipline b<»ing loosened in the nightof fighting, scuttled back or surrendered, butenough remained to put up a strenuousfight. At 5.30 a.m. (Jenoral Fayolle, anxious toassist the British on his left and suspectingIightly that the Gennan reserves were stationednorth of Guillomont, launched from Hardecourtand its environs an attack on Hardecourt Hilltowards Maurepas, and the narrow gaugeCombles-C16iy lino. The Germans, alarmed atthe new and unexjjectod attack which threatenedtheir flank, brought southward several regi-ments from the British front, too late, however,to prevent the French from capturing by 9 a.m.several trenches between Hardecourt Hill andthe Sormne and from crossing the railway atvarious points. Prisoners to the number ofabout 400 were taken by our Allies, whose
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(OJfit-«Vi; photograph. MEN OF THE LONDON RIFLE BRIGADE.In a reserve trench, waiting to advance to the front line. THE TIMES HISTORY OF THE WAR. 11;

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