We were holding our own well all
along the line and had made progress at some points. On the right the
enemy's attacks on the front of the Grafenstafel Ridge had all been
repulsed.
In the meantime the French had achieved some success, having retaken
Lizerne and also the trenches round Het Sast, captured some 250
prisoners, and made progress all along the west bank of the canal. Heavy
as our losses were during the day, there is little doubt that the enemy
suffered terribly. Both sides were attacking at different points, the
fighting was conducted very largely in the open, and the close
formations of the Germans on several occasions presented excellent
targets to our artillery, which did not fail to seize its opportunities.
[Illustration: GENERAL SIR IAN HAMILTON
Commanding the Allied Expeditionary Forces Operating Against the
Dardanelles
_(Photo from P.S. Rogers.)_]
[Illustration: ANDREW BONAR LAW
The Canadian-born Leader of the Opposition in the British House of
Commons
_(Photo by Bassano.)_]
Nothing in particular occurred during the night.
The morning of the 27th found our troops occupying the following
positions: North of Zonnebeke the right of the line still held the
eastern end of the Grafenstafel Ridge, but from here it bent
southwestward behind the Haanebeek stream, which it followed to a point
about half a mile east of St.
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