On May 2, there was again sharp fighting near the Monument, but during the following weeks, the enemy ceased their attacks. The Australians, by local operations, enlarged their positions north-east of Villers-Bretonneux and between Villers and the Somme. On the night of May 23, the enemy violently bombarded Villers, and on the 25th made another powerful effort south of the village, but without success. _Follow G.C. 23, which runs close to_ Hangard Wood, the trees of which were devastated by the shells. (_See map, p. 62._) _Descend from the plateau to_ =Demuin=, _visible at the bottom of the valley of the Luce. There is_ a large British cemetery _on the right. Tourists may here turn to the right as far as_ =Hangard=. (_See p. 66._) [Illustration: HANGARD VILLAGE, IN RUINS. THE CHURCH IS ON THE RIGHT.] [Illustration: ENTRANCE TO DEMUIN VILLAGE.] [Illustration] _After visiting the village_ (completely devastated), _return to Demuin. Take the main street, then the last street of the village and the uphill road indicated in the sketch-map above, to_ =Hill 102=, _from which there is_ a fine view of Demuin, the valley of the Luce, Hangard, Domart and Gentelles Wood (_photo above_). _Return to Demuin, and take G.C. 23 to_ =Hill 104= (_See map, p. 62_). Hill 104. Hill 104, at the crossing of the Demuin-Moreuil road with the Roye-Amiens road, commands the valleys of the Luce and the Avre. Hangard and Hangard Wood, seen to the north, were the scene of furious fighting in 1918. This vital position enabled the Germans to hold the river Luce, which they needed to consolidate the Montdidier-Moreuil salient, and for their advance south-east of Amiens. As early as March 27, units of Debeney's Army, under the command of General Mesple, were pushed south of the Luce in support of the British who were holding the line: Le Quesnel, Beaucourt, Cayeux, Guillaucourt and Proyart. However, on the 28th, the Germans carried Guillaucourt, north of Cayeux, descended to the woods in the Luce Valley, and drove back the British in the neighbourhood of Cayeux. Meanwhile, General Mesple's detachment, in accordance with instructions, stubbornly held their positions on the Caix-Le Quesnel plateau, although unprotected on their left. The first battalions of the French 22nd Division were despatched immediately on arrival to Hangard and Domart, in support of the British. On the 29th, the Germans attacked Demuin on the Luce and forced the Allies to abandon Mézières and to fall back on Moreuil and the Avre. [Illustration] [Illustration: Amiens Road. Gentelles Wood. Domart. Trench. Cachy. Aquenne Wood. Hangard. Hangard Wood. Villers-Bretonneux. Demuin. Marcelcave. Corner of Wood, South of Demuin. PANORAMA OF THE LUCE VALLEY SEEN FROM HILL 104.]