papers, papers
Accession Number
NAM.1974-02-31-9
Description
A handwritten copy of letters copied by Charlotte Maxwell, originally written by Francis Maxwell to her. The letters mention how his men advanced with fixed bayonets and how they took the line, capturing enemy machine guns. Maxwell describes the wood that they advanced into and includes a diagram of how the wood narrows.He also states that without him there the plan would have collapsed within minutes. At the end of the letter he describes how he is thankful that the advancement was over.
Campaigns
World War One, Western Front (1914-1918), World War One (1914-1918)
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