October 7, 1918

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1918, Aisne, Albania, Amenancourt, Austria-Hungary, Battle of the Hindenburg Line, Beirut, Berry-au-Bac, Bische St Vaast, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hundred Days Offensive, Italy, Lebanon, Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Oppy, Ottoman Empire, Palestine, Pont Givart, Remancourt, Scarpe, Sidon, St Quentin, Suippes, Turkey

French win other passages of the Suippes at Pont Givart and Amenancourt, and take Berry-au-Bac across the Aisne. North-east of St. Quentin French take Remancourt. North of the Scarpe British gain Oppy and Bische St. Vaast. British troops occupy Sidon and French occupy Beirut. Italians capture Elbasan.

May 27, 1918

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1918, Aisne, Belgium, Bermericourt, Berry-au-Bac, casualties, Chemin-des-Dames, Craonnelle, Dickebusch Lake, Flanders, France, Germany, Great Britain, Locre, Loker, Paris, Pont-Arcy, Reims, Soissons, Third Battle of the Aisne, Vailly, Vesle, Voormezeele, weapons, Ypres

Great German attack by 25 divisions on the Aisne front between Soissons and Reims; along the Chemin des Dames front held by the French enemy press forward regardless of losses towards the Aisne valley and reach Pont Arcy, five miles from their original line; on the right a British front of 15 miles between Craonnelle and Berméricourt attacked; the British right holds, but the left is pressed back to the second line; the Chemin des Dames lost and enemy later cross the Aisne on an 18-mile front between Vailly and Berry-au-Bac and advance towards the Vesle. A smaller attack launched between Locre and Voormezeele, south of Ypres, repulsed by the French, the Germans retaining their gains only near Dickebusch Lake; long-range guns again start bombarding Paris.

May 8, 1917

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1917, Battle of Arras, Berry-au-Bac, casualties, Chevreux, Craonne, France, Fresnoy, Germany, Great Britain, prisoners of war, Reims, Second Battle of the Aisne

Germans recapture Fresnoy, though suffering great losses. German counter-attacks on French front defeated; French attack beyond Chevreux, north-east of Craonne, and carry German line on front of three-quarters of a mile; 200 prisoners taken; slight French gains south of Berry-au-Bac and east of Reims.

March 11, 1916

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1916, Baghdad, Berry-au-Bac, British Empire, communications, France, German Empire, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Jan Christiaan Smuts, Kerind, Ottoman Empire, Persia, railway, Reims, Russia, Troyon, Turkey, Usambara

German surprise attack near Reims, between Troyon and Berry-au-Bac; some French positions penetrated. Russians occupy Kerind, on the road to Baghdad. General Smuts defeats Germans west of Taveta; Germans retreating towards the Usambara Railway.