moeuvres

Updated: June 15, 2025

Here and there had been made tank traps large pits with vertical sides but they had been avoided. On the night after this battle we settled for a few days in our old front line, to the left of the Cambrai-Bapaume road, not sleeping much owing to the cold. Some salving was done round about Moeuvres.

Great Britain. Army. Highland Light Infantry. Battalion - The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918

There was considerable doubt as to what ground was held in the neighbourhood of Moeuvres. There had been continual scrapping. One night we pushed out a new post near the cemetery, and the next night the enemy drove it in again.

Great Britain. Army. Highland Light Infantry. Battalion - The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918

We guessed the situation fairly correctly, but it was not till the 19th that we learned definitely what had happened. The enemy had made a determined effort to retake Moeuvres, and our right flank was just on the edge of his attack.

Great Britain. Army. Highland Light Infantry. Battalion - The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918