The Marne Battle-fields (1914)

The interior of Notre-Dame de l'Épine, which has been completely restored, is very interesting. The most striking parts are the transept and the choir. In the north arm of the t...

His artist's sensitiveness made him suffer intensely from the horrors of invasion; he warned his friends that he was resolved to die rather than submit to the rule of the conque...

A certain number of German wounded died in the hospital and were buried in the garden; their belongings were left behind at the time of the retreat, as shown in the opposite pho...

General Franchet d'Esperey took advantage of the reduction of the forces opposed to him. Vigorously pushing back the latter, he continued his advance northwards, eventually reac...

"_After a fresh search, I returned to the Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville, to be again insulted by the same officer, with whom was another, tall, pale, and bareheaded, with a monocle...

After Henri IV., who interested himself greatly in Senlis and lived in its old castle, the kings of France gradually forsook the town in favour of Compiègne, Fontainebleau and V...

_In the centre of =Blesmes= (20 km.), turn to the left in order to pass in front of the church._ Numerous houses in the village were destroyed by shells, and the roof of the chu...

In the photograph at the top of p. 179 we see the group leaving the castle by the principal entrance. The walls, under their temporary roof, still show traces of shot and shell....

_Take the climbing path amidst the trees towards the top of the hill._ It is a pretty walk, and affords a good opportunity to judge of the solidity of the walls, which are dotte...

The view below shows the façade; the officers seen in the photograph belonged to the staff of the 56th Division which took the farm. The owners had evacuated Champfleury at the...

We are now following the course of the attacking troops who left Bannes under a murderous fire from the heavy artillery and machine-guns. When the road became too dangerous, the...

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_Having crossed the village, we have before us the buildings and high chimney of Proffit Farm, situated at =Neufmontiers=. Take the road which leads to it._ On reaching the leve...

_The journey to =Châlons= (106 km.) presents no difficulties, it being merely necessary to follow_ N. 33, _which passes through Chaintrix and Thibie. We enter Châlons by the Ave...

_Once more on the_ N. 34, _turn to the right_. The slope served as a protection for the Germans, who dug many individual shelters there. One of these may be seen in the foregrou...

In 1504, lightning set fire to the cathedral, which went on burning for two days. Luckily the spire was saved. The reconstruction of all the higher parts and of the façades of t...

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On the opposite side of the lawn stands a little chapel, erected in 1535, by the high constable Anne de Montmorency, at the same time as six others dotted here and there about C...

_Pass straight through Génicourt, go over a level-crossing, then over the river, and 200 yards beyond, at the entrance to Condé, turn to the right into G. C. 28 leading to =Harg...

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