WESTERN OFFENSIVE
MINOR BRITISH SUCCESSES
SEVERAL GERMAN POSITIONS
CAPTURED,
The 35igh Commissioner reports :—
LONDON, .27th April, 3.20 p.m. Sir Douglas Haig reports : An unsuccessful minor attack by the enemy during the night in the neighbourhood of Fayet, north-west of St. Quentin, was driven off with Joss after sharp fighting, the enemy leaving prisoners. We captured the quarries on the eastern outskirts of Hargicourt, and the enemy fled hurriedly, abandoning rifles and equipment. There were successful local operations on the Arras-Cambrai road. A spur between Eoeux and Gavrelle, and important enemy position?, h&vo been, captured..
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Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 101, 28 April 1917, Page 6
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94WESTERN OFFENSIVE Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 101, 28 April 1917, Page 6
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