Leave the village of Cauroy by the street (photo, p. [145]) which opens up opposite the church.
The road passes through clumps of devastated trees. On the left side of the road is a cemetery, containing numerous well-organised shelters. The village of Cormicy is next reached.
Cormicy
(See Itinerary, p. [134].)
Turn to the right at the entrance to the village. On either side are tree-lined boulevards, which were made on the ancient ramparts. The trees have been cut to pieces by the shells.
Cormicy was formerly a small fortified town with turret, gates, ramparts and moats, all of which have disappeared except one gate. The site was planted with trees, which surround practically the whole town. The town was destroyed in the time of Charles VI., during the Hundred Years' War.
The present village suffered severely during the German bombardments, most of the houses being damaged. In June, 1916, only eighty-three inhabitants remained in their homes.
CORMICY CHURCH IN 1914