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[Soldiers]
[Soldiers]
In the town of Villers-Nancy, where the battalion billeted, they published this order to the troops:
No. 862’3Ordre Général No. 318
No. 862’3Ordre Général No. 318
No. 862’3
Ordre Général No. 318
Xe ArméeÉtat-Major3e Bureau
Xe ArméeÉtat-Major3e Bureau
Xe ArméeÉtat-Major3e Bureau
Xe Armée
État-Major
3e Bureau
AuQGA30 July 18
Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Soldiers of the Third United States Army Corps:
Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Soldiers of the Third United States Army Corps:
Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Soldiers of the Third United States Army Corps:
Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Soldiers of the Third United States Army Corps:
Shoulder to shoulder with your French comrades you were thrown into the counter-offensive battle which commenced on the 18th of July. You rushed to the attack as to a festival. Your magnificent courage completely routed a surprised enemy and your indomitable tenacity checked the counter-attacks of his fresh divisions. You have shown yourselves worthy sons of your great country, and you were admired by your comrades-in-arms.
Ninety-one guns, 7,200 prisoners, immense booty, 10kilomètresof country liberated; this is your portion of the spoil of this victory. Furthermore, you have demonstrated your superiority over the barbarian enemy of all mankind. To attack him is to vanquish him.
American comrades! I am grateful to you for the blood so generously spilled on the soil of my country. I am proud to have commanded you during such days, and to have fought with you for the deliverance of the world.
(Signed)Mangin.
(Signed)Mangin.
(Signed)Mangin.
(Signed)Mangin.