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Francilly-Selency
First World War Art Francilly-Selency |
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The attacks on Francilly-Selency would prove costly and difficult to the attacking British forces. The Germans had dug in well. But the Manchester regiment's 2nd battalion, attacking from Roupy just beyond Savy village. towards the large hill which would later be called Manchester Hill. captured the German 77nn Gun battery. The Manchester regiment would again be on the attack on the 14th April at Fayet. and would go on to the trenches of the Hindenburg line at Gricourt road, san Quentin |
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Capture of a German Battery by Richard Caton Woodville. German 77mm battery captured by C Company, 2nd Battalion the Manchester Regiment, 2nd April 1917 at Francilly Selency. The attacks on Francilly-Selency would prove costly and difficult to the attacking British forces. The Germans had dug in well. But the Manchester Regiments 2nd battalion, attacking from Roupy just beyond Savy village, towards the large hill which would later be called Manchester Hill, captured the German 77nn Gun battery. The Manchester Regiment would again be on the attack on the 14th of April at Fayet and would go on to the trenches of the Hindenburg line at Gricourt road, San Quentin. |
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