Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Maxse's XVIII Corps sonyekwara na nchekwa nke Fifth Army megide
German Spring Offensive, bidoro na 21 Machị 1918. N'elekere 10.45 nke ụtụtụ na 22 Machị Gough nyere ndị isi ndị agha iwu ka ha laghachi azụ, ma ọ bụrụ na a wakporo ha nke ukwuu, gaa n'ihu ihu ("Green Line" n'ihu Somme <unk> na omume ntakịrị karịa akara akara na waya) nke mpaghara azụ. Ndị isi ndị agha nke ise gwakwara ndị isi ndị agha banyere nkwado ndị France na-abịanụ na olileanya Gough ịdọrọ III Corps iji mepụta nchekwa. Mgbe ọ natara ozi ndị a n'ihe dị ka n'etiti ehihie, Maxse nyere iwu ka ndị XVIII Corps wepụ ozugbo, na-enweghị mkpuchi nke ọkụ ọkụ, ha laghachiri azụ n'azụ Somme kpamkpam na mgbede ahụ. Gough gbalịrị igbochi Maxse ịpụ mgbe ọ nụrụ banyere ya, mana oge agaala. Ndị Watts XIX Corps nọ n'aka ekpe nke Maxse gbakwara ọsọ.