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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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nce of the Englishcounty regiments engaged here was particularlycreditable. On the west of Delville Wood the British linewas pushed forward some distance north of theorchards, and we gained a footing in High Wood.Between High Wood and the Albert-Bapaimieroad our men approached closer to Martinpuich. Sir Hubert Gough had been equally success-ful. His troops had drawn nearer to Thiepval,had seized points on both sides of MouquetFaiTn, and gained the quarry 300 yards southof the latter. Hundreds of prisoners, some ofthem of the 29th Prussian Regiment, weretaken. Such was the battle of Friday, August 18.The account of it transmitted on Saturday tothe German people ran as follows : Our brave troops, in self-sacrificing perseverance,yesterday resisted victoriously the gigantic efforts of ourallied enemies. In the afternoon, after an artillerypreparation which increased to the utmost violence,the British and French masses attacked almost simul-taneously north of the Somme on a front of about
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(Irenrh nffu iiil phot >;rnft!,_ M. POINCARf; ()n liijhl coloured uniform) AND f;F,NHI<AI, JOIIKH AT THH FKONT. 488 THE TIMES HISTORY OF THE WAIL 20 kiluiiMtrob (12^ inileo) long b»twe«u Ovillura uialClury. The battle raged far into the night. At beveral puiiita the enemy peiietiated uur tulvuncedline, but was injected fron) buth nidnis uf Uuilleiiiont, whichid tirnily in our hands. The enemy occupied portioiu ufthe trunuhed. Between Ouillemont and Maurepati during the nightWe shortened the salient of our line a little, according toplan. The enemy paid for his unnucceuHful efforts with thebloodiest sat;rifioefi. rhi< Fra-ibian Guard and the Rhenish, Bavarian, Saxonand Wurtemberg troops firmly maintain their pot^itionti. During the night of August 18-19 th«enemy had delivered several very determinedcounter-attacks, but except in the Guillemont- we have captured some hundreds of yarda of enemyt ronch. liast and south-east of Mouquet Farnj we bavuadvan(»)d our line by some 3

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