Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na 21 March, Germany malitere
oghere nke Spring Offensive ha, nke bu n'obi inye otu, mkpebi siri ike, agha na-emeri agha. Mwakpo mbụ ahụ mere n'ógbè Saint-Quentin. E bu n'obi imeri ndị agha Britain nke ga-eme ka mba ahụ kwụsị ịlụ agha, nke ga-eme ka ndị France rịọ maka udo. N'ịmara banyere mwakpo ndị Germany na-echere, nkewa ahụ kwadebere, nke gụnyere nhazi nke ihu ihu, na bọmbụ ndị agha nke ndị agha German. Nke ikpeazụ a gụnyekwara iji bọmbụ gas 500. A na-eduzi nche abalị, na nkewa nwere ike ịbanye n'ihu German n'ihu na-enweghị izute mmegide. Na Eprel 8, e nyere ndị 166th Brigade iwu ka ha wepụ ndị agha Portuguese n'aka ekpe nke nkewa ahụ; a na-eme atụmatụ inyefe maka Eprel 9. N'oge a, Brigade nke 164 jidere ọnọdụ n'aka nri nke nkewa n'etiti La Bassée Canal na ebe ugwu nke Givenchy (1/7KR n'aka nri, 1/5KR n'aka ekpe, na 1/6KR na nkwado na ọnọdụ nchekwa); site na nke Brigade nke 165 jidere akara ugwu ruo Festubert (1/4KORL n'aka nri, 1/4LR n'aka ekpe, yana 2/5LF na nkwado). Coop kọwara ndị agha ahụ dị ka ndị e nyere ọrụ "ịnọgide n'ọnọdụ ha ruo mgbe ikpeazụ, n'agbanyeghị ma ọ bụrụ na a gafere ha ma ọ bụ gbaa ha gburugburu" na ịmalite "mmegide ozugbo na mpaghara", nke a na-emebu na ọzụzụ ọzụzụ.