FURIOUS FIGHTING.
ENEMY RESISTANCE NEAR ROYE. Router's Telegrams. (Received August 28, 11.15 a.m.) LONDON, August 27. Router’s correspondent at French! headquarters writes y— General Debony at 6.45 in the morning attacked Fres-noy-lo.s-R.oyj tho capture of which is announced in the French communique. The attack on the village which covers Royo from tlys north was preceded bv heavy artillery fire. Tho village was strongly defended, and the Germans desperately resisted. Furious street fighting with bayonets and grenades ensued. Tho French repulsed several violent counter-attacks. Tho capture of St 51a rd apparently' was tho result of a brilliant little operation, tho net result of which is a considerable improvement in our position round Royo.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 12408, 28 August 1918, Page 5
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