HEROIC EXPLOIT
BY A COMPANY OF FRENCH CHASSEURS. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright PARIS. Ju*v 11. A company of Chasseurs performed a heroic exploit during the fighting on the summit of Hilsenfirst. By a ruse, the Germans completely encircled the company, which hurriedly fortified a quadrangular space, and held it for four'days. On June loth the Germans attacked in column tour deep. The French position was critical, when a 75 millimetre gun m the rear opened fire. One enemy column was completely destroyed, and the others fled. The ground was strewn with bodies. The defenders were short of food, and a small patrol went out in the night and raided the German lines, bringing in a quantity of tinned, meat. Early on the fourth day tho Germans renewed the attack* The Chasseurs ammunition was exhausted, but they rolled huge rocks, crushing many of the enemy, and checked the offensive. Tho French artillery then got the range, and terrifically bombarded the German lines. This enabled a battalion to rescue the company, who had two killed and three wounded. They captured ten men, a machme-gun, and four thousand cartridges.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9094, 13 July 1915, Page 5
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186HEROIC EXPLOIT New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9094, 13 July 1915, Page 5
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