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First Battle of Morlancourt

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against Sailly-le-Sec, with elements of the 86th, advancing across the Australians' front from Morlancourt, in support. The supporting artillery had only limited ammunition and its observation was obscured by sleet. In total, three attacks were made by the Germans throughout the day, but these were turned back by strong machine gun, rifle and artillery fire which inflicted heavy losses and repulsed the attackers before they could get within 300 yards (270 m) of the Australian positions. Australian casualties over the course of the battle amounted to over 450 killed or wounded, while the Australians initially estimated German casualties at around 500, with subsequent assessments rising to between 3,000 and 4,000 although the latter figures are now considered to be too high.
889: 44: 227: 216: 187: 154: 204: 175: 128: 272: 796:. Moving through the centre of the Australian position they advanced into open ground with no flank protection, while what little artillery support they had had largely fell short. Coming up against heavy German machine gun and artillery fire, the 40th Battalion suffered heavy casualties – about 150 killed or wounded – and the advance came to a halt after only 500 metres (550 yd), essentially halfway through the first planned bound. Presently, it began to rain. 140: 757:–Corbie Road with its left flank anchored by the River Ancre, while the 11th Brigade would attack to the south of the road, with its right flank bounded by the River Somme. From the beginning, the attack went awry for the Australians. Inexperience in planning quickly in open warfare situations resulted in the two brigades largely planning in isolation, and this would prove costly. As the two brigades of field artillery – the British 279: 705:; however, this disposition was found to be dislocated from those of the flanking Allied units, which were about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) further forward. In order to tie-in with the British Fifth Army located to the south of the Australians, the following day Monash ordered an advance of 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) towards the cross 617:, which subsequently stabilised the Allied line north of the Somme. The fighting then largely moved south; however, in the months following, two further actions – albeit minor – were fought around Morlancourt as the Australians sought to consolidate their positions around the village prior to the start of the Allied 834:
that had held up the infantry. Meanwhile, the infantrymen began digging-in along the new line that the occupied, while on the left of the 3rd Division's position, the Australians exploited a brief lull in the battle to carry out a reconnaissance of the spur that extended between the 35th Division's positions around
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launched an attack against the spur overlooking the village of Sailly-Laurette, situated to the south of Morlancourt. The attack was successful for the Australians, completing the advance that had been halted in the First Battle of Morlancourt with 325 Germans being taken prisoner for the loss of 400
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launched a strong counter-attack, focused on the 11th Brigade's positions along the southern part of the Australian front. The 31st Infantry was assigned the role as the main assault unit, supported by two battalions from the 85th Infantry. The remaining battalion from the 85th Infantry concentrated
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laid down covering fire. Despite continuing German machine gun fire, small parties were sent out throughout the night to bring wounded soldiers back to the Australian lines. Meanwhile, the Australians brought up artillery and as the rain fell on 29 March the guns began to attrite the German defences
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railway line, and the 3rd Division taking over the British positions at Treux. Both Australian divisions were at two-thirds strength, as they had each detached one brigade to support flanking units. Nevertheless, the British and Australian forces had managed to secure the front north of the Somme,
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moved north around the 40th and pushed the line forward on the Australian left, to conform with the 40th, and began to dig-in. Shortly afterwards, the 41st belatedly moved up on the 40th Battalion's right to join the line between the 40th Battalion and the outposts established by the 42nd and 43rd
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that had been dispatched to capture Sailly-Laurette was ambushed by several machine gun posts from the 3rd Grenadier Regiment and suffered heavy losses. The Western Australians from the 44th Battalion subsequently withdrew from the village, taking as many wounded with them as possible, as
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had assisted the 35th Division the day before around Treux and Marrett Wood during the First Battle of Dernancourt – around the northern end of the spur, which resulted in up to 30 Germans being killed and five members of the 13th Infantry Regiment
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tactic, the initial Australian attack captured about 1.61 kilometres (1.00 mi). A total of 170 German soldiers were taken prisoner, while the Australians lost 264 killed or wounded. In response, the Germans launched a counter-attack against the
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In the aftermath, the 3rd Division's remaining artillery support arrived late on 30 March, and the British 35th Division was withdrawn. Temporarily, the Australians subsequently occupied the length of the line between the Somme and
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and the River Somme. In the meantime, a small British cavalry screen was maintained in the gap, along with a composite brigade of British, Canadian and US frontline and support troops under Brigadier General (later Major General)
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was fought around Morlancourt over the period 4–9 May 1918. This battle saw the 9th Brigade launch a limited attack on the German frontline, which had been established there following the first battle. Using the
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A renewed effort was ordered by Monash and after dark, the Australians made another attack. In the centre, they were held up by a German defensive position in a copse, while the flanking force from the
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on 14 May, which initially met with some success before being cut-off with another 48 soldiers being captured. Australian losses during the German counter-attack amounted to 60 men killed or wounded.
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The 11th Brigade's advanced elements subsequently stepped off around 5:45 pm, with several patrols of South Australians from the 43rd Battalion being pushed forward with a view to taking
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Following this, the Germans rotated their forces and on 30 March, troops from three German infantry regiments – the 31st, 85th and 86th – of the
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station and moved towards the next crest. They were under orders to advance north of the Bray–Corbie Road in concert with the 11th Brigade's
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overlooking Morlancourt, in two 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) bounds, with the objective being to straighten the front. Two brigades – the
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overlooking Morlancourt and the Australians were subsequently counter-attacked by elements of the German
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Australians killed or wounded. The German Spring Offensive finally came to an end in July after the
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Two further actions were fought around Morlancourt in the final stages of the Spring Offensive. A
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Monash ordered a general advance, for which the 10th Brigade was assigned to the north of the
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and the focus subsequently moved further south, where heavy fighting took place around
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Battalions, thus establishing a contiguous line between the Ancre and the Somme.
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and Morlancourt. A small skirmish was fought by a patrol of Victorians from the
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where it held the junction of the Somme and Ancre Rivers, was sent south to
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Arriving on 27 March, Monash's troops initially occupied a position between
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was checked by German troops short of the Australian's objective of the
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Map depicting the movement of Australian battalions during the attack
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of northern France. The battle took place amidst the backdrop of the
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to shore up the flank between the British Fifth Army and the French
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Where Australians Fought: The Encyclopaedia of Australia's Battles
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Australian positions near Morlancourt just after the first battle
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Australian troops near Morlancourt during the second battle
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was fought over the period 28–30 March 1918, on the
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on 4 July. This was followed, in early August, with the
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Operation Michael
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