IN THE FOREST OF CRECY.
A THRILLING ATTACK 'Pari3, September 13. In the forest of Crecy. the French force cut the trees down, and line after line of infantry, each man armed with a thickly-foliaged branch, moved towards the enemy, while behind, amid the . lopped tree trunks, thirteen- 1 pounders were posted for the purpose ' of covering the slow-moving forest. ' The quick and fierce attack which followed proved ifgrcat success. . The ; walking forest' snarled flame and spat bullots, while overhead the.shells of the . French and British artillery sped screaming to their mark/ By the evening the Marne was clear of the enemy.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2255, 15 September 1914, Page 5
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102IN THE FOREST OF CRECY. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2255, 15 September 1914, Page 5
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