CHAPTER VII

THE OPERATIONS OF RAWLINSON'S FOURTH ARMY

From the Battle of the Selle, October 17, to the end

Attack upon the line of the Selle River--Stubborn work by the Second American Corps--Success of the Ninth Corps--Hard fighting at Le Cateau--Great feat of the South Africans--Continued advance--Delay-action mines--Capture of Landrecies--Dramatic exit of the German machine-gunner--Splendid work of the First Division

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