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MORE DISPATCHES FROM On the extreme left the 4th Guards SIR JOHN FRENCH Brigade met with severe opposition at ***** Chavonne, and it was only 'ato in the after noon that it was able to establish a foothold on the northern bank of the river by ferrying one battalion across in houts,

FROM MARNE TO AISNE

TINE WORK OF THE QUEEN'S BAYS

The following is the second of the two dispatches given out by the War Office for publication on October 18th --

8th October, 1914 MY LORD,I have the honour to report the operations in which the British Forces in France have been engaged since the evening of the 10th September 11-In the only noning of the 11th the Turther pursuit of the enemy was com menced; and the three Corps crossed the Direg practically unopposed, the Cavalry reaching the line of the Aisne River; the Bad and 5th Brigades south of Soissons, the 1st, 2nd and 4th on the high ground at Couvrelles and Cerquil.

On the afternoon of the 12th, from the opposition uncountered by the 4th French Army to the west of Soissons, by the 3rd Corps south-east of that place, by the 2nd Corps south of Missy and Vailly, and certain indications all along the line, I formed the pinion that the enemy had, for the moment at any rate, arrested his retreat and was preparing to dispute the passage of the Aisho with some vigour,

By nightfall the In Division occupied the area Moulins-Paissy-Geny, with posts in the villago of Vendresse.

The 2nd Division bivouacked as a whole on the southern book of the river, leaving only the 5th Brigade on the north bank to establish a bridge head,

The 2nd Corps found all the bridges in front of them destroyed, except that of Conde, which was in possession of the enemy, and remained so unt the end of the batte In the approach to Missy, where the 6th Division eventually crossed there is some open ground which was swept by heavy fito from the opposite bank. The 18th Brigade was, themfore, unable to advane but the 14th, which was direted to the east of Venizel at a less exposed point, was rafted cross, and by night established itself with its loft at St. Marguerite. They were followed by the 15th Brigade; and Inter on both the 14th and 15th supported the 4th Division on their left in repolling a heavy counter-attack on the 3rd Corps,

On the morning of the 13th the 3rd Corps found the enemy had established himself in strength on the regny Plateau. The read bridgy at Venizel was repaired during the morning, and a reconnaissance was made with a view to throwing a pontoon bridge at Soissons.

Ferguson maintained this position through

With great skill and tenacity Sir Charles out the whole battle, although his trenches. were necessarily on lower ground thin that occupied by the onomy on the southern edge of the plateau, which was only 100 yards

way

north of the line Troyon and south of the Chemin-dos-Dames A party of the Lapal North Lancashire Regiment had seized and were holding the factory. The enemy hold a line of entrenchments no-t and east of the factory in considerable brength, and every effort to advance against this line was driven back by heavy shell and machine-gun Goneral Hamilton, with the 3rd Division, fire. The morning was wet and a heavy mist vigorously attacked to the north, and regain. hung over the hills, so that the 25th ed all the ground he had lost on the 1th, artillery Brigade and the Divisimal Artillery which throughout the battle has formed were unable to render effective support to most powerful and effective bridge hend the advanced troops until about 9 o'clock 6. On the 16th the 6th Division came

By 10 o'clock the 3rd Infantry Brigade bad up into line. reached a point ons mile south of Vendres, It had been my intention to direct the Ist and from there it was ordered to continue Corps to attack and seize the enemy's posi the line of the 1st Brigade and to connect tion on the Chemin-des-Dame, supporting it. with and help the right of the 2nd Division. with this new reinforcement. I hoped from strong hostile column was found to be the position thus gained to bring efective advancing, and by a vigorous counter-stroke fire to bear across the front of the 3rd Divi with two of his lottalions the Brigadier sion which, by searing the advance of the hecked the advance of this column and latter, would also take the pressure of the lieved the pressure on the 2nd Division. 5th Division and the 3rd Corps. From this period until late in the afternoon But any further advance of the 1st Corps the fighting consisted of a series of attacks would have dangerously exposed my right and counter-attacks. The counter-strokes by tank. And, further, I learned from the the enemy were delivered at list with great French Commander-in-Chief that he wa vigour, but Inter author decrease in strongly reinforcing the 6th French Army strength, and all were driven off with lovy on my left, with the intention of bringing loss,

up the Allied left to attack the enemy's

Srd Corps with orders to keep it on the south tank and thus compel his retirement. therefore sent the 6th Division to join the side of the viver, is it might be available in general reserve.

hen ordered to crmis the river and to pass Ou the loft, the 6th Infantry Brigade and through the line hold during the preceding night by the th Infantry Brigade and osipy, the Courtecon Ridge, whilst a detached force, consisting of the 4th Guards Brigack and the 36th Brigade, Royal Fiok Artillery, under Brigadier-General Porceval, were ardered to proceed to a point sns of che village of Ostel.

South of Soissons the Gormans were hold-

The 12h Infantry Brigade rassed at ing Mont de Paris against the attack of the Venizel, and was assembled at Buy Lo Long right of the French 8th Army when they 1 pm but tho bridge was so far demagel 3rd Corps reach the neighbourhood of that artillery could only be man-handled The 8th Infantry Brigade trussed the river Buzaney, Southeast of that place, With the cross it. Meanwhile the construction of ant Pont-Arey, moved up the valley towards assistance of the Artillery of the 3rd Corps bridge was commened close to the road Brave, and at 9 am, had reached the line the Frebel drove them back noross the river bridge at Venizel.

Tillen-La Buvelle. On this law they conte at Soissons, where they destroyed the

under heavy artillery and rifle fire, and were bridgi

able to advance until supported by the 34th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, and the 44th Liowitzer Brigade and the Heavy Artillery,

The heavy artillery fire which was visible for several miles in westerly direction in the valley of the Line showed that the 6th French Army was eating with strong

position all along the line.

GUARDS HARD TASK.

At 2 p.m. the 12th. Infantry Brigade attached in the direction of Chiyres and roguy with the object of securing the high ground east of Chives as a necessary, pro liminary to a further advanen, northwards. This attack nude good progress, hut at 5,80 p.in. tuo memy's artillery and machine-gat 10 am and met with very heavy opposi The 4th Guards. Brigade crossed the rive

on it had to pass through dense woods; hit ono scetion of a field battery pushed up to and within the firing fine. Ab 1 p.m. the

of the brigade Ridgogde was south of the Otel

On this day the Cavalry under General Bro from the direction of Vregny became so Abeuby reached the neighbourhood of severe that no furilor advare coud be Brains and did good work in gearing the made. The positions reached we held tillfield artillery support was dificult to obtain

an and the high ground beyond it of dark. V MA song hostile detachments. The Queen's The pontoon bridge at Venizel was cons lays are particularly mentioned he thepleted at 5.30 p.m., when the 10th Infantry.

Le Long.

General as having assisted greatly in the Brigade crossed the river and morrt to Buy success of this operation. They were well upported by the 3rd Division, which on this sight birounced at Brenelle, south of the Tirer.

The 5th Division approached Missy, but were unable to make heedway,

The 1st Army Corps reached the neigh hourhood of Vauxcéré without much opposi tion.

In this manner the Battle of the Aisue

tommenced

CHARACTER OF THE COUNTRY.

TRIBUTE TO THE ROYAL ENGINEERS, AN The 10th Infantry Brigade moved to Billy of the Division bad crossed the river, with sur Aine, and before dark all the artillery the exception of the Heavy Battery and one Brigade of Field Artillery

During the night the positions gained by stream ruaning through Clivres were handed the 12th Infantry Brigade to the east of the

over to the 5th Division., WERE

The section of the Bridging Train allotted to the 3rd Corps began to strive in the neighbourhood of Soissons late in the after noon, when an attempt to throw a heavy poutoon bridge at Suisseus had to be abandoned, owing to the firm of the enemy's heavy howitzers,

At this period of the action the enemy obtained a footing between the 1st and 2nd Corps, and threatened to cut the conimnice tons of the latter.

and had no reserve in hand. I placed the Sir Douglas Haig was very hardly pressed Cavalry Division at his disposal, part of which he skilfully used to prolong and secure the left flank of the Guards Brigade. Some enemy being driven back with heavy loss heavy fighting ensued, which resulted in the

About 4 o'clock the weakening of the counter-attacks by the enemy and other indications tended to show that his resistance was deansing, and a general advance was ordered by the Army Corps Commander Although meeting with considerable oppos tion and coming under very heavy artillery and rifle fire, the position of the corps at the end of the day's uperations extended from the Chemin-dea-Danes on the right through Chivy, te Le Cour de Soupir, with the Cavalry Brigade extending to the Chavonne Soissons road.

The Aisne Valley runs generally east and west, and consists of a flat-bottomed depression of width varying from half a mile to two miles, down which the river follows a winding course to the west at some points near the southern slopes of the valley and at thers near the northern. The high ground

In the evening the enemy retired at all hoth on the north and sonth of the river is paints and entrenched himself on the high approximately 400 feet above the bottom of ground about two miles north of the river, the valley and is very similar in character, along which runs the Chemin-des-Dames is are both alopes of the valley itself, which Detachments of infantry, however, strongly ere broken into numerous rounded spurs and entrenched in commanding points down On the right the corps was in close torch Te-entranth The most prominent of the slopes of the various spurs, were left in front with the French Moroccan troops of the 18th former are the Chivre spur on the right bank of all three corps, with powerful artillery in Corps, which were entrenched in échelon to and Sermoise spur on the left. Near the sport of them. Batter place the general platean on the south

its right rear. During the night they During the night of the 13th and on the entrenched this position. is divided by a subsidiary valley of much the 14th and following days the Field Companies am DOUGLAS HAIG COMMENTED. ame character, down which the small River were incessantly at work night and day Fade flows to the main stream near Sermoise. Eight portoon bridges and one foot bridge The slopes of the plateau overlooking the were thrown across the river under generally Aisne on the north and south are of varying very heavy artillery fire, which was incessant stoepness, and are covered with numerously kept up on to most of the crossings after patches of wood, which also stretch upwards romplation. Three of the road bridges and backwards over the edge on to the tone, Venizel, Missy, and Vailly, and the rail- of the high ground. There are several way bridge east of Vailly were temporarily villages and small towns dotted about in repaired so as to take foot traffic, and the the valley itself and stong its sides, the chief Villers bridge made fit to carry weights up of which is the town of Soisso

to six tous The Aisno is a sluggish stream of some 170 feet in breadth, bat, boing 15 feet deep in the centre, it is unfordable. Between Soissons on the west and Villers on the east The weather was very wet and added to (tho part of the river attacked and secured the difficulties by cutting up the already

Preparations were ako made for the repair of the Missy, Vailly, and Bourg bridges so as to take mechanical transport.

SEXY A STUBBORS REBISTANCE.

SUCCESSFUL BAYONET CHARGE.

I.

On the 17th, 19th, and 18th the whole of Corps was constantly and heavily engaged. our line was heavily bombarded, and the 1st

of the 1st Division was seriously threatened. On the afternoon of the 17th the right tank counter-attack was made by the Northamp tonshire Regiment in combination with the Queen's, and one battalion of the Divisional Reserve was moved up in apport. Northamptonshire Regiment, under vever af The mist, crept up to within a hundred yards of the enemy's trenches and charged with the Layunet, driving them out of the trenches

This new line was enfiladed by part of the and up the hill. A very strong force of hostile infantry was then disclosed on the crest line. Queen's and the King's Royal Rides, which wheeled to their left on the extreme right of our infantry line, and were supported by a squadron of cavalry on their outer tank. The enemy's attade was ultimately difven back with heavy less

On the 18th, during the night, thlon- costershire Regiment advanced from their position near Chiry, filled in the enemy's

heavily attacked, but the enemy trenches, and captured two Maxim guns

On the extreme right the Queen's were pulsed with great loss. the attack was renewed on the 1st Division, About midnight

supported by artillery fire, but was again repulsed

Wa 10-

Shortly after midnight an attack was made on the left of the 2nd Division with back, considerable fores, which was also thrown

son drove back a heavy infantry attack. strongly supported by artillery fires At Qugk At about 1p.nt on the 19th the 2nd Divi

the attack was renewed and again repulsed.

On the 18th I discussed with the General

Officer Commanding the 2nd Army Corps and of driving the enemy out of Condo, which iny between his twe divisions, and seizing the his Divisional Commanders the possibility

bridge, which has remained throughout in his possession A

As, however, I found that the bridge was closely commanded from all points on the south side and that satisfactory arrange- monte were made to prevent any issue from advanced and commanding position was which an attack would entail, as, in view of it by the enemy by day or night, I decided Throughout the Battle of the Aisne this that it was not necessary to incur the losses maintained, and I cannot speak too highly the position of the 2nd and 3rd Corpe, the Douglas Haig and the Army Corps under his would be automatically forced out of it by of the valuable services rendered by Sirenery could make no use of Condé, and contraind. Day after day and night after any adtance which might become possible night the enemy's infantry has been hurled for us. against him in violent counterattack which whilst the trenches all over his position have has never on any one occasion succeeded, been under continuous heavy artillery fire day resulted in the capture of several The operations of the 1st Corps on this hundred prisoners, some field pieces, and machine-guns.

GENERAL JOVIE'S NEW PLAN

The re-

from General Joffre that he had found it 7. On this day information reached me

and envelop the German right fank necessary to make i new plan, and to attack It was now evident to me that the battle in which wo had been engaged since the 12th by the British Forces) there are eleven rond indifferent approaches, entailing a large brigade alone losing three of its four colonela, effect of this new fank movement could be The casualties were very severe, one instant must last size days longer until the hridges across it. On the north bank o amount of work to repair and improve. The 3rd Division commenced further felt and a way opened to drive the enemy. arrow-gauge railway runs from Scissons to Vailly, where it crosses the river and bon- during this most trying time are worthy of of Alay ghen they were driven back by a system of regular relief in the trenches, and

The operations of the Field Companies advance, and had nearly reached the plates from his positions tinues eastward along the south bank. From the best traditions of the Royal Kugineers.

It thus, became oscatial to establish some Soissons to Hermotse a double line of railway

On the evening of the 14th it was still powerful counter-attack supported by heary I have used the infantry of the 6th Division runs along the south bank, turning at the impossible to decide whether the enemy was the best order, and finally entrarched itself lieved brigades were

artillery. The division, however, fell back in for this purpose with good results. intter place up the Vosle Valley towards only making a temporary halt, covered by about a mile north of Volly Bridge, alternately south of the river, and, with the Bazoches.

De rearguards, or whether he intended to stand effectively covering the passagot

brought lack The position held by the enemy is a very and defend the position. strong one, either for a, delaying action or

With a view to clearing up the situation, do more than maintain their ground of necessity.

The 4th and 5tr Divisions were unable to general reserve on which I cook? rely in case artillery of the th Division formed a for a defensive battle. One of its chief ordered a general advance.

On the morning of the Lith, after clase The Cavalry has rendered most efficient military characteristics is that from the high The action of the 1st Corps on this day examination of the position, it became clear and ready help in the trenches, and have ground on neither side can the top of the under the direction and command of Sir to me that the enemy was making a deter done all they possibly could to lighten the platenu on the other side he seen except for Douglas Haig was of so skilful, hold, and mined stand; and this view wis confirmed arduous and trying task which has of neces wall stretches. This is chiefly due to the decisive a character that he gained positions by reports which reached me from the Frenal sity fallen to the lot of the Infantry. woods on the edges of the slopes. Another which alom have enabled me to maintain Armies fighting on my right and loft, which On the evening of the 19th and throughout important point is that rll the bridges are my position for more than three weeks of clearly showed that a strongly entrenched the 20th the enemy again commenced to show wider ofther direct or high-angle artillery very severe fighting on the north bank of line of defence was being taken up from considerable activity. On the former right 102:10 fra the river.

The tract of country alové described, which The corps was directed to cross the line south-eastward, along the whole talley of the was repulsed with considerable loss, and from

the north of Compibgne, castward and a severe counter-attack on the 3rd Division. les north of the Aisno, is well adapted to Molins Moussy by 7 a.m.

cealment, and was so skilfully turned to

Aisne up to and beyond Reims, early on Sunday morning various Hoito ount by the onomy as to render it impos. On the right the General Oficer Command bouge fell, and a considerable quantity of 1st Division. During the day the enemy A few days previously the fortress of Man attempts were made on the tronches of the able to judge the real inture of his opposing the It Division directed the und siege artillery was brought down from that suffered another severe repulse in front of tive to our passage of the river, or to Infantry Brigade (which was in billets and place to strengthen the enemy's position in the 2nd Division, losing heavily in the actaurately gange his strength; but I have sivouacked about Moulins) and the 25th front of overy reason to conclude that strong rear-

attempt. In the course of the afternoon gourds of at least three army cups were Brigado (has one battery), under General During the 16th shells fell in our position the enemy made desperate attempts against huding the passage on the early morning of order to protect the advance of the division thrown by eight-inch siege guns with a range

Bulün, to wove forward before daybreak, in which have been judged by exports to be the trenches all along the front of the Corps, this 13th,

but with sirailar results de d 3. On that morning I ordered the British went up the valley to Vondresse. An ficers of 10,000 yards. Throughout the whole 2nd Division, only to be again driven back.

After dark the enemy again attacked the Forces to advance and nitke good the Aisne pairal sent out by this brigade reported a course of the battle our troops have suffered

The 1st Carps and the Cavalry advanced considerale foren of the enemy near the very heavily from this fire, although its able, but the number, as obtained, of the Our losses these two days were consider.. on the river. The 1st Division was directed factory worth of Troyon, and the Brigadier effect was largely mitigated by

accordingly, directed two regiments (the officient and horough entrenching the them, and we ate

more enemy's killed and wounded vastly exceeded on Chanouille via the canal bridge at Bourg: King's Royal Rides and the Royal Sussex cassity for which I pressed strongly upon and the 2nd Division on Courtecon and Prisles via Pont-Arey and on the anal to Regiment) to move et 3am. The Northamp Army Corps Commanders. In order to assist much exhausted by this continual fighting- the north of Braye cit Chavonne. On the tonshire Regiment was ordered to move at them in this work all vinges within the area I reinforced Sir Douglas Haig with a brigade right the Cavalry and 1st Division met with.m. to occupy the spur east of Troyon, of our occupation were searched for heavy from the reserve, and called upon the lit slight opposition, and found a passage by The remaining regiment of the brigade (the entrenching tools, a large number of which Cavalry Division to sssist them wetns of the canal, which crosses the river 5.30 am, to the village of Vendroase. The

Laval North Lanenshire Regiment) moved as were collected. by an aqueduct, The Division was therefore able to press on, supported by the Cavalry factory was found to be held in considerable In view of the peculiar formation of the Diywion on its outer flank, driving back the ordered the Loyal North Lancashire Regi- tween Missy and Soissons, and its extra- On the 23rd the four six-inch howitzer hat- strength by the enemy, and the Brigadier ground on the north side of the river be onciny in front of it

ment to support the King's Royal Rifles and ordinary adaptability to a force on the deteries, which I had asked to be sent from the Susses Regiment. Even with this fensivo, the 6th Division found it impossible homo, arrived. Two batteries were handed support the force headway, and on the arrival of the lat of the Chiyres Plateau, as the enemy in Corps, They were brought into action on was unable to make to maintain its position on the southern edge over to the 2nd Corps and two to the Ist Brigade the Ca'dstream Guards were moved possession of the village of Vregy to the the 24th with very good results,ky up to support the right of the lending rest was able to bring a flank tre to bear brigade (the 2nd) while the remainder of the upon it. The division had, therefore, to re point to the employment of more heavy ganse Our experioncos in this campaign seem to 1st Brigade supported its left.

About noou the situation was, roughly, village of Marguerite, and thence run by for several days, during which time powerful tira to a line the left of which was at the of a larger calibre in great battles which last that the whole of these two brigades were

the north edge of. Missy back to the river tal entrenching work on both sides can be can.. extended along a line running east and west, the east of that place.

ried out

CRORSING ON A BROKEN BRIDGE

On the left the leading troops of the 2nd Division reached the river by 9 o'clock. The 5th Infantry Brigade ware only enabled to eros, in single file and under considerable sholl fire, by means of the broken girder of the bridge which was not entirely submerged in the river. The construction of a pontoon bridge was at once undertaken, and was com pleted by 5 o'clock in the afternoon.

5TH DIVISION'S RETIREMENT.

As the troops of the 1st Army Corps wore

On the night of the 21st another violent counter-attack was repulsed by the 3rd Divi-

the BIONE, Beavily,

ARRIVAL OF HEAVY GONE,