The outskirts of Brieulles were stubbornly defended by the Germans during the American offensive of September, 1918. On September 29, during the first stage of the offensive, the American 3rd Corps reached the southern outskirts of the village, but were unable to enter it. It was not until October 9 that the American troops, after a fierce struggle, captured it. _At the station, turn to the left along the road through Brieulles (4 km. 500 from Vilosnes). Pass near the church, leaving the Nantillois road on the left. Cross the village, in which_ a number of the houses are in ruins. _The rising road leads to the_ cemetery (numerous German graves), _then descends to the I.C. 64, which runs beside the railway and the Meuse to_ =Cléry-le-Petit= (_3 km. 500 from Brieulles_). _Before entering the village_, a third American monument _is seen on the left_. [Illustration: CHURCH OF DUN-SUR-MEUSE. SOUTH FRONT] [Illustration: PANORAMIC VIEW OF DUN-SUR-MEUSE UPPER AND LOWER TOWNS] [Illustration: DUN-SUR-MEUSE. BRIDGE ACROSS THE MEUSE DESTROYED BY THE GERMANS] Cléry-le-Petit was slightly damaged. On November 4, 1918, the Americans reached the Meuse between Brieulles and Villefranche. On September 5, they crossed the river at Brieulles and Cléry, on foot-bridges built by the American engineers, in spite of the stubborn resistance of the Germans established on the right bank. It was the American 5th Division which first effected the crossing of the river and established solid bridgeheads at Cléry and Brieulles, which resisted every attack. _Keep straight on, leaving the church on the right, and the Cléry-le-Grand road on the left._ _After crossing the little River Andon, Dun-sur-Meuse on the top of the opposite hill comes into view._ _The G.C._ 2 _bis near Doulcon is reached, which take to the right as far as_ =Dun-sur-Meuse= (_3 km. from Cléry-le-Petit_). [Illustration: DUN-SUR-MEUSE. DAMAGED NAVE AND SOUTH AISLE OF CHURCH (SEEN FROM THE CHOIR)] [Illustration: BANTHÉVILLE. RUINS OF CHURCH AND VILLAGE (_G.C._ 2 _bis._)] _The town is reached after crossing first the railway (l.c.) near the station, then the canal and the Meuse (photos, pp. 42-43). Motor-cars can climb as far as the church. Turn to the left beyond the last bridge in the lower town, then take the first street on the right, which by a wide bend and a steep ascent leads to the upper town and to the terrace, where stands the church._ There is a fine view over the lower town and the valley of the Meuse (_photo, pp._ 40-41) from here. _Return to and recross the bridges; keep straight on to_ =Doulcon=, _leaving the Cléry road on the left_. _At the fork in the road beyond Doulcon_ (in ruins), _take G.C. 2 bis on the left, as far as_ =Romagne= (_9 km. from Doulcon_), _passing through_ =Aincreville= (severely damaged) and =Banthéville= (completely ruined). [Illustration: ROMAGNE. RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD COMING FROM BANTHÉVILLE (_On the left: I.C. 4, leading to Sommerance._)]