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This work recounts the experiences of a field battery during thirty-eight months in France, detailing the daily life, challenges, and camaraderie among soldiers in the Royal Field Artillery. It covers various episodes from their arrival in France, initial training, and participation in significant battles such as those at the Somme and Ypres. The narrative reflects on the adaptation to military life, the bonds formed under duress, and the realities of warfare, including the psychological and physical demands placed on the men and horses. The author aims to honor the spirit of teamwork and resilience that characterized their service.

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Title: Three years in France with the Guns: Being Episodes in the life of a Field Battery

Author: C. A. Rose

Release date: November 14, 2006 [eBook #19814]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2021

Language: English

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Three years in France with the Guns

BEING
EPISODES IN THE LIFE OF A FIELD
BATTERY.

BY C.A. ROSE, M.C.,
LATE OF THE
ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY.

Printed By
The Allen Lithographic Co., Ltd.,
Kirkcaldy

[Transcriber’s note: Obvious printer’s errors have been corrected.
The original spelling has been retained.
—The caption of the illustrations were unclear.
—Page 50: “serious of raids” has been replaced by “series of raids”
—Page 76: “must against” has been replaced by “much against”]

Contents

INTRODUCTION
I. Breaking Us In
II. Our First Battle
III. “Peace Warfare.”
IV. In “The Salient.”
V. On the Somme
VI. Messines
VII. Ypres Again
VIII. Cambrai
IX. At Arras
X. March the 21st
XI. The Turn of the Tide
XII. Through the Hindenburg Line