Henceforth, the battle was directed from Foch's headquarters, temporarily installed at Beauvais. Twice a day, couriers maintained communications between Foch and the British and French G.H.Q's.
Line of British and French Sharpshooters. (Photo Imperial War Museum).
The Fall of Montdidier.
The Growing Resistance on the Wings.
By the 27th, the German attacks had lost much of their earlier sting. The French, whose resistance was stiffening steadily, harassed the enemy unceasingly.
Their infantry, now thirty-six miles from their base, could only be revictualled with great difficulty. The Allied airmen bombed their convoys and the railway stations incessantly.
Their artillery had difficulty in keeping up with the infantry, and the latter were not always efficiently supported.