Identifier: timeshistoryofwa10lond (find matches)
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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lame showed that theFrench artillerymen were busy. About 3 a.m. on the 14th the moon set, and afaint light from the east crept over the battle-field. Half an hour later the illumination fromthe explosion of our shells somewhat died down.Our fire was being lifted and only the Germanartillery continued firing. The moment hadcome for the British movement, and the menleaped out of their trenches and moved steadilyforward to assault the German position. At 4 a.m. aeroplanes mounted into the air, andkite balloons ascended through the low hangingclouds. Tftri minutes )ut<;r a red ^low at the edge ofJJelville Wood, from which flumes shot up, indi-cated that ammunition stores and dumps in Jjongueval had been set on fire. Denseclouds of smoke, rent in places hy the blast ofbursting shells, rolled over the ground. As the Trories Wood extended south of theBritish right it had, of course, to bo ta en.iSo long tin it rfimained in German handsIjonguoval, if captured, could be attaciked by 120—3
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