70/200 _General attack_ through Vaux Andigny--16th Infantry Brigade on left, 18th Infantry Brigade on right, 71st Infantry Brigade in reserve--successful--1st Division passed through 6th Division, which came into Corps Reserve. Division relieved 30th American Division in St.Souplet area -- 18th Infantry Brigade on right next to 1st Division, 71st Infantry Brigade on left next to 25th Division--D.H.Q. _General attack_ to gain high ground overlooking Sambre Canal--zero 1.30 a.m .-- 18th Infantry Brigade successful on right--71st Infantry Brigade on left, disorganized by gas shelling in assembly position and losing the barrage by reason of the high fences and the mist, gained most of their objectives by the afternoon. |