GERMANS' THIRD LINE OF DEFENCES PENETRATED.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16283, 17 July 1916, Page 5

GERMANS' THIRD LINE OF DEFENCES PENETRATED.

FURTHER IMPORTANT SUCCESSES .WON BY BRITISH.

BATTLE IN PROGRESS EASTWARD OF LONGUEVAL.

CAVALRY IN ACTION FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1914.

By Telegraph— Press Association— Copyright.

Australian and N.Z. Cable.

(Received 12.5 a.m.)

LONDON. July 16.

Sir Douglas Haig reports: " Heavy fighting has been in progress all day on the Pozieres-Guillemont sector of the second German line of defence. We have won further important successes. " Eastward of Longueval, in spite of desperate resistance, we captured the whole of Belbille Wood and repulsed a strong counterattack. The enemy's losses Mere severe. " Our troops, northward of Bazentin-le-Grand penetrated the German third line at Faureux Wood, in which we obtained lodgment. A detachment of the enemy in this neighbourhood was successfully accounted for by a squadron of Dragoon Guards. This was the first opportunity of mounted action afforded to our cavalry since 1914. " We captured the whole of the wood westward of Bazentin-le-Petit, and repulsed two counter-attacks. The prisoners taken here included the commander of a Bavarian regiment and his whole staff. "We further advanced eastward of Ovillers, and fought our way to the outskirts of Pozieres."