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Kemmel (MOUNT an elevation feet high)

MOUNT, an elevation 500 feet high, wooded upon the side, N. W. of Bailleul which figured prominently in the Battle of the Lys, April and May, 1918. The hill overlooked a wide range of country, and on April 17 the Germans attacked it heavily, continuing the attack for several days. On April 25 they renewed the attack in force from a point N. of Bailleul, pushing back the Allied line along its whole front and taking many prisoners, and the hill at nine o'clock. The British and French made great efforts to recapture the hill, but the Germans continued to hold it.