Seicheprey
a small village in France which gave its name to the first serious engagement between the American troops and the Germans during the World War. Various minor engagements had already taken place, in which small forces of Americans had distinguished themselves, to the cost of the German military reputation, and it was, therefore, decided by the German higher military authorities that the Americans must fore, decided by the German higher mili- tary authorities that the Americans must tude, to retrieve the bad impression already made among the German public. The American sector running eastward of the famous St. Mihiel salient was chosen as the location of the punishment.
Here lay the village of Seicheprey, among the rolling hills. The assault came on chosen as the location of the punishment. on April 20, 20, 1918. The Germans were at first successful, in that they drove the Americans out of the village, but on the following day the Americans counterattacked, supported by the French, and drove the Germans back, the net result being a decided defeat for the Germans.