On the 17th, 18th, and 19th the whole of our line was heavily bombarded, and the Ist Corpe was constantly and heavily engaged. On the afternoon of the 17th the right flank of the 1st Division wae seriously threatened. A counter-attack was made by the Northamptonshire Regiment in combination with the Queen's, and one battalion of the Divisional Reserve was moved up in support. The Northamptonshire Regiment, under cover of mist, er spt up to within a hundred yards of the enemy's trenches and charged with the bayonet, drivine then ut the trenches and up the hill A very strong force of hostile infantry was then disclosed on the crest line.
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