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entering the engagement. S. II was
with surprise that the defeated Ger
man army along the north bank Of
the Marine found on July 18th that
the American troops who had SO sue
oessfully defeated them the day be-
fore were not waiting to launch an
offensive but battle weary troop.
without rests or requirements were
being thrown against them on the
opening OF this battle that wa bit.
terly for three weeks.
The First American corns wa
formed and put into practical oper..
tor as a fighting unit in this battle.
and this. composed OF the First ana
Second Divisions Gdarine Bris.de)
rorty-Second Rainbow Division and
the Tw-nty,Sixth New England Di.
vnionl and the 6sth Field Artillery
Brigade composed Of the 1<eth Field
Artillery and the 14Sth r. A from
Wyoming and Colorado, tho First
Osrps, made up of divisions and
troops who had proved their worth on
the battle fronts of the week previous.
csssssd Marine river. n in a flank
rnsvement started on the 18th,
brought such pressure on ths Ger.
man army that their withdrawal was
Immediate. although bitterly contest
I'd.
The sined commanders dscidcd that
ths pressure should be brought by
Tia attacking American divisions
along the line on the left of the wedge
driven by the Gerrnans from Chateau
Thierry to Scissors. while the other
"a Of the triangle was cid firm by
the French Colonials, this making n
salient of extreme danger for the Ger
man to extricato his armies.
The Wyoming batteries and other
units from h west, tired from the
continual firing and battle strain of
tbs action along the Marine were hur-
rSsdly brought forward, and placed
IN positions on the north bank of the
Marine. although two of these bot
tsries composing the Third Battalion
stayed in the original position and
continued h ftrs whils the other bat
ssiss moved up, later Joining than in
b grouping of heavy guns near
Epteds, about 10000 yards north of
Chateau Thierry In tho heart of tho
territory that a week previously was
tho center of German activities IN
their attack.
The German was fighting that BIT
tsrcst OF battles. = rear guard action.
and their crack divisions were II tho
hno holding the pressing Yankees
while their main army was moving
slowly back towards the Velse river.
Town after town was taken by the
Americans and retaken by the Ger
mans in hand to hand fighting. and
some OF the most ~sanguinary action
of the American fighting In Europe
occurred in this three weeks of bitter
endeavor to drive the German into
his lines along the Aisne river. and
forever reubve from Paris the
shadow of capture and occupation.
From the gun positions near Epieds
q steady stream of shells were direct.
ed into German battery positions. onto
roads traversed by the harrassed Ger.
man army and into towns that the
German was endeavoring to hold. Tho
heavy G. P.F. guns were far up in
the combat line. and in many cases in
positions with infantry. and ahead of
the light 75s. 1t being h theory of
ahc brigade commander Ia h fur
ther into the lines these big guns were
placed the further they could reach
into enemy territory and engage for
dtatant German batteries that were
embarrassing the American infantry.
1t. Colonel Burke II. Sinclair, now
o resident OF Casper. who had been
absent from his regiment attending .
stafr officers school in France, Joined
ths N. ment July 18th and took i'm