The British Campaign in France and Flanders—July to November, 1918
CHAPTER IX
OPERATIONS OF BYNG'S THIRD ARMY
From the Battle of the Selle, October 12, to the end
The battle of the Selle River--Reversion to open warfare--The valour of Lancashire--Haig's incessant blows--Weakening of the German morale--The battle of Mormal Forest--New Zealanders and the mediaeval fortress--Capture of the great forest--The Sambre bridged--A grand Division--Advance of Fergusson's Seventeenth Corps--The last phase