The War in the Air; Vol. 1: The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air ForceRaleigh, Walter Alexander, Sir
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The War in the Air; Vol. 1: The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force
Raleigh, Walter Alexander, Sir
Great Britain. Royal Air Force; World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations, British
10.50 Roye. Three Batteries halted in field 1-1/2 m.
S.E. of Roye. Besides the column
stretching south to Lassigny,
there was another column stretching
S.E. on Noyon road. German
aeroplane on ground S. of Roye.
10.55 Conchy. Infantry and guns moving due east
through Conchy.
Orvillers. Few troops in village.
11.0 Ressons. Went up road east of railway. This
was clear.
11.3 Margny. Squadrons moving S.E.
11.7 Compiegne road Troop car moving towards Compiegne.
2-1/2 miles S.E. of
Cuvilly.
Estrees-St.-Denis. Squadrons at intervals down this
road from Roye. Just S. of
Estrees a Bde. of Cav. and one
battery halted clear of road.
Bazicourt. Cav. Inf. and Transport seen.
Squadron Cav. moving N. out of
Bazicourt. Inf.--much opened
out--moving east into Bazicourt
from Rosoy. Inf. looked in dark
uniform. Transport--some halted
and some moving south.
11.25 Sarron. 2 Regts. Cav. moving east from
Brenouille.
11.27 Pont-St.-Maxence. Motor Transport. Some halted.
Some going south.
No bridges over Oise appeared
to be destroyed. Some barges
might have been sunk in stream at
Compiegne.
(_Signed_) E. W. FURSE.
[Illustration: Map Illustrating Aerial Reconnaissance Area.
August 31st 1914.]
It will be seen that Captain E. W. Furse, when he picked up the enemy,
first observed Marwitz's cavalry corps which crossed the Oise at
Thourotte on the morning of the 31st. He then saw part of the German
Third Corps, which, after spending the night in Roye, moved on the 31st
through Lassigny, crossed the Oise at Ribecourt, and in the evening
reached Attichy on the Aisne. The remainder of the Third Corps moved on
Noyon and at night reached Vic on the Aisne. These movements on Noyon
and Ribecourt differed in direction from the previous movements of the
German left wing.
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