Tags
1918, Amiens, Aubvillers, Avre, Battle of Reims, Battle of Soissons, Battle of the Tardenois, casualties, Chateau-Thierry, Fere-en-Tardenois, France, Germany, Great Britain, HMS Marmora, Imperial German Navy, Mailly-Raineval, Marfaux, Marne, Montdidier, Ourcq, prisoners of war, Reims, Royal Navy, Sauvillers, Second Battle of the Marne, SM UB-64, Soissons, submarine, Taux, weapons
French advance on a two-mile front north of the Ourcq, across the Soissons-Château-Thierry road, reaching the outskirts of Taux; south of the Ourcq they advance towards Fère-en-Tardenois; between the Marne and Reims British again carry Marfaux, taking another 300 prisoners. Between Montdidier and Amiens French advance two miles on a four-mile front towards the Avre Valley, taking Mailly-Raineval, Sauvillers, and Aubvillers, with 1,850 prisoners and four guns. Armed mercantile cruiser Marmora torpedoed; 100 of the crew lost.